UF-Based Strawberry Disease Project Secures Funding By Growing Produce Staff|October 26, 2010 A research and Extension team based at the University of Florida has received a four-year, $2.9 million federal […]Read More
Wise To Water Farming By Frank Giles|October 25, 2010 When resources are tight, it takes ingenuity to find successful solutions to problems. The declining levels of the […]
New Pepper Pest Makes Its Way To Florida Posted by A. J. Bussan|October 25, 2010 According to Scott Krueger with the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (FDACS) Division of Plant Industry/Plant […]
Bt User Profile: Who’s Right for Bt? By Growing Produce Staff|October 25, 2010 Bts display several attributes that contribute to the bottom line: They enhance crop quality, provide resistance management and […]
Niche Market Pros And Cons By Paul Rusnak|October 25, 2010 According to the management team of Erickson Farm, specialty farming is not for everyone. While there are payoffs, […]
Divide And Conquer By Paul Rusnak|October 22, 2010 Today, led by father Dale Erickson and daughters Kim and Krista, the business is literally part of a […]
Slideshow: Erickson Farm By Growing Produce Staff|October 22, 2010 Florida Grower Managing Editor Paul Rusnak had a chance to visit Erickson Farm in Canal Point and speak […]
Opinion: Ingenuity Comes Natural To Farmers By Frank Giles|October 22, 2010 In my career, I have had the opportunity to visit farms all over our country. I’ve seen many […]
Greenhouse Giant Rolls Out New Food Safety System By Growing Produce Staff|October 21, 2010 Eurofresh Farms, a year-round producer and marketer of greenhouse-grown tomatoes and cucumbers located in Willcox and Snowflake, AZ, […]
New Weapon To Fight Hypertension: Watermelon By Growing Produce Staff|October 21, 2010 Evidence from a pilot study led by food scientists at The Florida State University (FSU) suggests that watermelon […]
EPA Approves Re-registration Of Movento, Ultor Posted by Christina Herrick|October 19, 2010 Bayer CropScience announced that its Movento and Ultor insecticides have received EPA registration for a second time. Under […]
Monsanto, MANA Announce Crop Protection Collaboration By Growing Produce Staff|October 19, 2010 Monsanto Co. and the Makhteshim Agan Group (MANA) announced an agreement that makes Makhteshim Agan key partner of […]
I Love Farmers…They Feed My Soul Formalizes Nonprofit Status By Growing Produce Staff|October 19, 2010 What started as a grassroots effort by a group of young people to support American family farmers and […]
Wal-Mart To Buy More Local Produce In New Sustainability Initiative By Growing Produce Staff|October 19, 2010 Wal-Mart has launched a new initiative aimed at sustainable agriculture. The hope is that the initiative will help […]
Ag Groups Abandon Sustainability Standards Initiative Posted by Christina Herrick|October 18, 2010 Agricultural representatives withdrew en masse today from the Leonardo Academy’s sustainable agriculture standard setting initiative, citing systemic limitations […]
Red Celery Revealed Posted by Christina Herrick|October 18, 2010 After nearly 20 years of research, Duda Farm Fresh Foods, the world’s largest grower and processor of celery, […]
New Study Shows Bt Corn Benefits Neighboring Farms By Growing Produce Staff|October 14, 2010 Agricultural scientists reported in last week’s issue of the journal Science that Bt corn provides significant economic benefits […]
MarketMaker Receives USDA Award By Growing Produce Staff|October 14, 2010 University of Illinois Extension’s National Food MarketMaker Project was one of four groups honored with USDA’s National Institute […]
Product Spotlight: Purfresh Extends Cold Storage Solution With New Multi-Room Control Box By Growing Produce Staff|October 14, 2010 Purfresh, a provider of clean technologies that purify, protect, and preserve food and water, has announced the release […]
Federal Quarantine Order Issued For Citrus Black Spot By Growing Produce Staff|October 14, 2010 According to Mike Sparks, executive VP/CEO of Florida Citrus Mutual, a quarantine has been established for areas within […]
