USDA Issues New Report On Computer/Internet Usage By Farmers By Growing Produce Staff|August 18, 2009 According to USDA, 64 percent of US farms have computer access. That’s unchanged from the previous survey two […]Read More
California Table Grapes Positioned for Strong Finish to the Year By California Table Grape Commission|October 28, 2026
Important Updates for Honey Bee Health and Varroa Management Tool Posted by Growing Produce Staff|October 28, 2026
Familiar Territory for New President of Florida Blueberry Growers Association Posted by Growing Produce Staff|October 28, 2026
Salmonella Fear Prompts Recall Of 772 Cartons Of Onions By Growing Produce Staff|August 18, 2009 NewStar Farm Fresh Foods voluntarily recalled 772 cartons of iced jumbo green onions after salmonella was detected in […]
World’s Largest Produce Grower To Go Public By Growing Produce Staff|August 17, 2009 Dole Food Co Inc, the world’s largest producer of fresh fruits and vegetables, filed with U.S. regulators on […]
Nationwide, Food Prices Trending Down By Growing Produce Staff|August 12, 2009 Retail food prices at the supermarket decreased slightly for the third consecutive quarter, according to a recent American […]
America Selects Its Favorite Farmers Markets By Growing Produce Staff|August 11, 2009 Nearly 30,000 people voted for their favorite farmers markets in American Farmland Trust’s (AFT) online contest to promote […]
Nine Farms, 17 Contractors Fined For Labor Violations By Growing Produce Staff|August 11, 2009 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has fined nine farms and 17 farm labor contractors […]
Migrant Mexican Farmworkers Vote To Quit Canadian Union By Growing Produce Staff|August 11, 2009 Union restrictions, agreed to two years ago by migrant farmworkers in Canada, led to a vote this week […]
FDA Releases Draft Food Safety Guidance By Growing Produce Staff|August 5, 2009 FDA recently made public draft, commodity-specific food safety guidance for tomatoes, melons, and leafy greens. The guidance is […]
Food Safety, Again By Rosemary Gordon|August 4, 2009 It started back in 2006, when E. coli was found in bags of spinach. You know the rest of […]
Expanding Ethanol Opportunities By General Wesley Clark|August 1, 2009 Few states have the advantages offered by Florida’s vast amounts of farm acreage, mild climate, year-round growing season, […]
Oregon Program Provides Ag Education By Ann-Marie Jeffries|August 1, 2009 The Agri-Business Council of Oregon (ABC) has found a new way to raise awareness and support for the […]
Washington State Launching Food Safety Program By David Eddy|August 1, 2009 Two issues have emerged in recent years that are of increasing concern to fruit growers: food safety and […]
Farm Preservation Program Whacked In California By Growing Produce Staff|July 31, 2009 Funding for the Williamson Act was almost completely eliminated with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s signing of the California budget […]
House Approves New Food Safety Legislation By Growing Produce Staff|July 31, 2009 The House of Representatives Thursday passed legislation to require more frequent inspections of processing plants and to give […]
Popular Recipe Website Visits Farmers Markets By Growing Produce Staff|July 30, 2009 This summer, allrecipes.com will have booths at several farmers markets throughout the country to help shoppers match family-friendly […]
Farmers Donate Fresh Produce To Communities In Need By Growing Produce Staff|July 29, 2009 California growers have donated more than 115 tons of fresh produce to communities in the Central Valley. Recent […]
Food Safety Bill Fails In House By Growing Produce Staff|July 29, 2009 Food safety legislation (H.R. 2749, Dingell-Waxman bill) failed to secure a two-thirds majority needed to pass a parliamentary […]
Food Stamps Turn 40 By Growing Produce Staff|July 28, 2009 Last week, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan recognized the 40th anniversary of USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), […]
NPR Series Explores America’s Farm Markets By Growing Produce Staff|July 21, 2009 Farm Fresh Foods, a series on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” is visiting farm markets and roadside stands across the […]
Texas Drought Losses Reach $3.6 Billion By Growing Produce Staff|July 20, 2009 Lack of rainfall and record triple-digit temperatures have scorched crops and rangeland throughout parts of Texas causing drought […]
