Fruits
Scientists from Florida and California are on the case and collaborating.
Rodents are a major concern for all strawberry growers, including those with drip irrigation systems. Pests like pocket […]
Both American Fruit Grower® and Western Fruit Grower® magazines’ Apple Grower of the YearSM Rod Farrow, and the man from whom […]
Follow this 10-Step plan to protect the public — and your farm. As a bonus, see how Duda Farms runs its mock recalls.
3 Boys Farm finally gets its medical marijuana treatment center license; gearing to offer unique product in a budding market.
Cornell University’s NYS Beekeeper Tech Team recent report also shows most hives are infected with Deformed Wing Virus (DWV), a disease linked to the mites.
Carmen Rottenberg has been appointed Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, and Paul Kiecker has been named Acting Administrator for the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The second step is to educate your employees, leading to the crucial last piece necessary for enduring success: buy-in.
The 2017 Apple Grower of the Year, Rod Farrow, has a unique perspective, as he’s been on both ends of succession, yet neither from his parents nor to his children.
Laser technology is now ‘the most hopeful’ and efficient method to manage pest birds – but don’t think it’s a magic wand.
Project has begun to identify rapid collapse and chronic decline being found in young Eastern apple orchards.
Dave Jones, Extension Educator with Michigan State University, says growers are well accustomed to monitoring and thinking ahead.
One of the highlights of the Biocontrols Conference & Expo Series is getting an early look at some […]
State of emergency declared for fast-forming tropical system.
In spite of the March freeze that devastated growers in the region, one producer says breeding for taste and quality needs to prevail.
The supplemental label for Valent’s Chateau herbicide is particularly welcome for California growers of bearing citrus fruit, as it’s a new use.
Most of the major agricultural associations are coming out in support of President Donald Trump’s nomination of Sam […]
Now is the time to lobby for ways to attract American labor. One idea? Offer college tuition and student loan forgiveness in exchange for farm work.
Follow these suggestions to make the move from a 3-D spindle-shaped canopy to a 2-D system using mechanical pruning.