Pacific Northwest Spinach Seed Crop Threatened by Fungus Posted by David Eddy|February 23, 2018 Researchers battle Fusarium wilt in the only place in the U.S. that can currently grow the high-dollar leafy vegetable.Read More
4 Fruit Varieties You Might Want To Add to Your Crop Portfolio By Growing Produce Staff|July 21, 2026
Video: Why Chasing High Prices Can Backfire on Vegetable Growers Posted by Growing Produce Staff|July 21, 2026
FDA Continues Focus on Lettuce in Cyclospora Outbreak Probe Posted by Growing Produce Staff|July 20, 2026
Pre-Season Vegetable Pest Forecast for 2018 Posted by Carol Miller|February 7, 2018 Forecasting pests can be tricky. While conditions that favor or curb various insects or diseases can give plant […]
Southwest Florida Vegetable Growers on High Alert for Late Blight Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 6, 2018 Weather conditions conducive for possible further development of deadly disease that dogs tomatoes and potatoes.
Refuse to Let Fusarium Wilt Waylay Your Lettuce Crop By Gene McAvoy|January 23, 2018 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this malady.
Take a Hard Line Against Bacterial Soft Rot of Pepper By Gene McAvoy|December 15, 2017 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this deflating vegetable disease.
Tech Tool Saving Strawberry Growers from Being in the Red Posted by Paul Rusnak|November 27, 2017 Study shows web-based advisory system helping cut fungicide use without losing yield.
Could This Biological Control Help Save the Wine Industry? By Karli Petrovic|November 25, 2017 After wreaking havoc on grapevines for 125 years, causing severe wine industry losses, Pierce’s Disease may have finally met its match.
Ways Florida Growers Can Keep Ahead of Pests Post-Irma By Frank Giles|November 25, 2017 Scouting and quick action even more important where fumigation was skipped to catch up after the storm.
Plant Disease Research Can Learn a Lot from Medicine By Steven T. Koike, TriCal Diagnostics|November 2, 2017 Cancer research and plant disease control strategies are based on common principles.
Novel Biofungicide Approved for Grapes, Leafy Greens Posted by David Eddy|October 31, 2017 Marrone Bio Innovations says new product has proven highly effective for controlling downy mildews and white molds.
Biocontrol Gains Traction in the East By Richard Jones|October 23, 2017 Biological control — whether you’re talking about biochemicals, microbial products, beneficials, or even the relatively new category of […]
Prohibit Pythium From Putting a Damper on Your Vegetables By Gene McAvoy|October 23, 2017 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this pathogen.
Getting to the Bottom of Bacterial Wilt in Blueberries By Philip F. Harmon | Deanna Bayo|September 20, 2017 Prolific plant pathogen now presenting a new challenge for Florida producers and researchers.
Scientist Uncovers Chilling Side of Deadly Avocado Disease Posted by Paul Rusnak|September 15, 2017 Lab tests indicate laurel wilt pathogen grows faster in the fall and winter.
Get Better Results From Your Biopesticide Program Posted by Richard Jones|September 13, 2017 Softer crop protection programs are becoming a must in specialty crop production. Growers who aren’t learning more about […]
The Grower’s Take: Citrus, HLB, and Biological Control By Frank Giles|September 11, 2017 Uncle Matt’s Organic orange juice brand has enjoyed steady growth since its 2002 inception. The brand’s success is […]
Dispelling the Rumors: Using Biologicals and Biochemicals in IPM Programs By Michael Larose|September 1, 2017 Whether you’re a grower, packer, processor, or retailer, you have experienced the dramatic shift in consumer preference for […]
Silicon: a Biocontrol Agent that Boosts Plant Immunity By Wendy L. Zellner|September 1, 2017 Quality and profitability are two important factors that drive our agricultural markets. We have fine-tuned our cultivation processes […]
Why Some of the Most Dangerous Potato Diseases are Successful By Phil Nolte|August 9, 2017 If you understand the role oxygen, and its lack, plays in potato diseases, you’ll be better equipped to battle them.
Can Avocados Be Saved from Deadly Laurel Wilt Disease? Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 3, 2017 Scientists from Florida and California are on the case and collaborating.
