Gameplan to Beat the Banded Cucumber Beetle By Gene McAvoy|July 16, 2020 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this vegetable pest.Read More
Vegetable Industry Allies Offer Advice for the Next 5 Years Posted by Growing Produce Staff|July 22, 2026
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
ICYMI: Vegetable Production Levels Surged Last Year By John C. Palumbo|July 15, 2020 Despite a late planting season in 2019, vegetable growers say the season ended on a high note.
How to Manage Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus in Lettuce By Richard Smith|July 15, 2020 Growers are grappling with a viral double whammy. One infects humans, the other plants.
Death of the Native Guava By Thomas Skernivitz|July 14, 2020 Scientific American reports on a study in which myrtle rust is predicted to infect and kill off the […]
UC Pear Expert Rachel Elkins Retires By Thomas Skernivitz|July 14, 2020 Rachel Elkins started in the University of California system 36 years ago with “zero knowledge about pear production,” […]
Heads Up: The Spotted Lanternfly Is Coming By David Eddy|July 8, 2020 Arrival of the pest in California seems to be almost inevitable, so the time to prepare is now.
Surprise! Researchers Find New Pathogen in Apples By Growing Produce Staff|July 7, 2020 As if that wasn’t enough, they also discovered a related fungal malady previously seen in other fruits but not apples.
New Water Law Will Tighten BMP Rules in Florida By Frank Giles|July 6, 2020 More frequent inspection and new record keeping requirements key elements of the legislation.
Everything You Should Know About Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus By Gene McAvoy|June 18, 2020 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods of this plant malady.
Field Scouting Guide: Squash Vine Borer By Karli Petrovic|June 17, 2020 What you need to identify and manage this insect.
Hull Split Spray Timing Is Essential for Healthy Almonds By Franz Niederholzer|June 9, 2020 When it comes to pest control in this key nut crop, make sure to stay on schedule.
Efforts Expand to Contain Deadly Plant Virus Posted by Paul Rusnak|June 8, 2020 USDA amends Federal Order for imports of top host crops of tomato brown rugose fruit virus. Find out the new restrictions.
California Growers Get New Tool to Fight Plant Diseases Posted by Growing Produce Staff|June 3, 2020 Miravis Prime fungicide from Syngenta is now registered for use in the Golden State.
Biostimulant Sector Holds Steady in a Storm of Coronavirus By Growing Produce Staff|June 1, 2020 Learn how the emerging plant health industry continues to evolve during pandemic times.
Field Scouting Guide: Yellow Foxtail By Karli Petrovic|May 27, 2020 What you need to identify and manage this plant out of place.
Broad Mite Fight in Blackberries Rages On By Thomas Skernivitz|May 26, 2020 Weak winters may be to blame for a nationwide uptick in the pest.
All You Need to Know About Cob Flies in Sweet Corn By Gene McAvoy|May 14, 2020 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this vegetable pest.
Why Smoke Taint Is No Joke for Grape Growers By Thomas Skernivitz|May 13, 2020 Labeled to diminish fruit sunburn and cracking, a phospholipid spray unexpectedly fares well against smoky foe.
Is the ‘Murder Hornet’ More Hype than Horror? By Paul Rusnak|May 12, 2020 Entomology experts weigh in to help set the record straight on this giant wasp and its potential impacts on local pollinators and crops – if any.
How to Rid a Cherry Orchard of Gophers — the Natural Way By David Eddy|May 5, 2020 Veteran grower advises building homes for barn owls, the “perfect gopher-killing machines.”
