Farm Management
Vice president of Petrocco Farms brings expertise in vegetable production.
Growers and individuals working in allied businesses are encouraged to apply.
Production manager for Sea Mist Farms serves as chairman of Horticulture and Crop Science Advisory Council at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
Preparing your farm for the future means having a good handle on the external factors that can make or break your success. One of the most important of these factors is food safety.
Thanks to a state-of-the-art packing facility coupled with the know-how of the next generation, Ken Corbett Farms is on a path to grow its size and customer base.
Record-breaking rainfall surprises during the middle of Dry Season.
Other issues included efficiency, as it regards labor and mechanization; regulation, especially of nitrogen use; and food safety.
Listen up, GenNext Growers: It’s your time to grow!
FDA’s food safety rules may not be implemented yet, but Betsy Bihn of the Produce Safety Alliance tells growers they need to get started now.
This year may be the year of the International Year of Family Farming, but it is also the time for the next generation of growers to make their mark.
Workforce management, business models, market diversification among topics offered during the Jan. 27 session.
The document is designed to aid in the development of practical and science-based programs to prevent contamination.
Extension vegetable specialist at University of Georgia expert in high tunnel production, fertility management, and variety specialist.
David Eddy takes a fun spin on the tradition of making predictions for the coming year.
GenNext leaders will take to the stage in one way or another on behalf of agriculture.
Panel of Florida vegetable growers agree online networks are golden gateway to boost business.
Coordinator of Penn State University’s Young Grower Alliance is also specialty crop program manager with Penn State University Extension.
Results show that giving kids a small monetary reward for eating fruits and vegetables with school lunches creates less waste.
Citing extensive comments on water quality standards, procedures for withdrawing qualified exemption for farms, and use of raw manure, components of Food Safety Modernization Act will be reissued.