In recent years, walnut growers have increasingly been planting on more marginal soils, so many have opted to […]
Syngenta announced today the signing of agreements to acquire two U.S.-based lettuce seed companies: Synergene Seed & Technology, […]
Gowan Company, LLC has launched MonCoat MZ fungicide under a marketing agreement with Nichino America, Inc. MonCoat MZ […]
ParaDyme, a new precision farming system from AutoFarm, was launched last week. Calling ParaDyme the world’s first totally […]
I bet you don’t know what the term “usufruct” means. I sure didn’t, until I read Michael Pollan’s book […]
Across the board, 2009 was a challenging year for just about every business. And while it’s true that […]
Last December, our sister publication American Vegetable Grower published an analysis of the differences between organic and sustainable […]
A very wise person once said, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” I often wonder if we do not […]
An Agricultural Research Service biologist is starting a project to create a genomics toolkit that will help plant […]
Submitted by: Rich Marini, Department of Horticulture, Penn State University Mulching strawberries is an old practice that helps […]
Nut growers will soon be among the most technologically savvy agricultural producers, thanks in part to a grant […]
This past summer, two deadly viruses cropped up in Michigan: blueberry scorch and blueberry shock. […]
Fruit and vegetable lovers from throughout Albemarle County, VA, gather with area farmers in a weekly farmers market […]
What’s a good way to get school-age kids to eat fruit? One school district in Council, ID, may […]
Club varieties are drawing a lot of attention in the industry, and not all of it good. Some […]
Bobcat is launching a semi-synchronized gear transmission option that will be available on the CT335, CT445, and CT450 […]
University of California Cooperative Extension has launched a new website at http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/farmbusinessandmarketplace to help new and established small- […]
Small growers can buy into a very inexpensive traceability solution as charter members from now through the end […]
Two cherry cultivars being grown at Washington State University’s Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center really stood out […]