MSU To Lead Grant Project On Crop Pollination Posted by Christina Herrick|October 16, 2012 The USDA has awarded Michigan State University (MSU) $1.6 million to lead a national crop pollination research and […]Read More
Fruitful Scholarship Opportunities from California Table Grape Growers By California Table Grape Commission|October 9, 2026
Why Development of Nation’s First Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Clone Is a Big Deal By AgriLife Today|October 8, 2026
Your Input Requested On Spotted Wing Drosophila By Brian Sparks|October 16, 2012 The Northeast IPM Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Working Group, headed up by Greg Loeb at Cornell University, is […]
Florida Gets $4.4 Million Of USDA Funding Block Posted by Paul Rusnak|October 11, 2012 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam announced the award of more than $4.4 million in grants as part […]
Trunk Disease Battle Stepped Up Posted by Christina Herrick|October 11, 2012 With trunk diseases devastating grape vineyards and other crops throughout the nation, $1.8 million in federal research funding […]
Opinion: Technofarmers Rule By David Eddy|October 10, 2012 Perhaps the biggest misconception about farming is that it is somehow backward. Those in it know that nothing […]
Getting Educated On FSMA Regulations By Trevor Suslow|October 10, 2012 It Isn’t here today but it is inevitable. From the starter’s gun on Jan. 4, 2011, with the […]
Grandevo Gets Golden State Green Light Posted by Christina Herrick|October 9, 2012 Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc., a leading global provider of natural pest management products for crop protection, announced this […]
Northeast Growers Monitoring Squirrels By Growing Produce Staff|October 9, 2012 Red and gray squirrels aren’t always a major problem for apple growers, but recent reports of high populations, […]
Growing Produce in High Tunnels? Have Zero Tolerance for Disease Posted by A. J. Bussan|October 5, 2012 Editor’s Note: McGrath is in the Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology at Cornell University. Keeping crops […]
Center For Produce Safety Awards $1.8 Million To Ten Projects Posted by Paul Rusnak|October 3, 2012 The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) at the University of California, Davis, today announced ten new grant awards […]
See the Vacuum Apple Harvester in Action By Brian Sparks|October 2, 2012 On Tuesday, Sept. 18, apple growers in Michigan were treated to the first of four different in-field demonstrations […]
Beat Heat Stress By Mary Beth Henry|October 1, 2012 Did you know that an increase in body temperature of just two degrees can affect mental performance? A […]
Blueberry Weeds To Beware Of By Peter Dittmar|September 28, 2012 An easy and inexpensive weed management tool in blueberry production is proper weed identification. Weed management tools in […]
PMA President To Be Honored By UC-Davis Posted by Paul Rusnak|September 27, 2012 Bryan Silbermann, president and CEO of the Produce Marketing Association (PMA), will be honored Oct. 5 with an […]
Tips to Protect Blueberries from Pathogens By Philip F. Harmon|September 27, 2012 Specific disease problems occur at different times of year, and through the various stages of berry production. Luckily […]
Freeze Factors For Blueberries By Gary K. England|September 26, 2012 In addition to sprinklers, there are some other tactics that can be employed to reduce the risk from cold.
Reducing Fall Weed Pressure in Your Orchard Posted by A. J. Bussan|September 25, 2012 For several years, Rob Crassweller in the Department of Plant Science at Penn State University has been trying […]
Bright Idea For Bolstering Your Blueberry Crop By Rebecca L. Darnell | Jeff Williamson | James W. Olmstead|September 25, 2012 Florida’s blueberry crop is almost entirely hand harvested for the fresh market. While hand harvesting is the single […]
Now’s The Time For Fall Foliar Nitrogen In Cherries Posted by Christina Herrick|September 25, 2012 A recent report from Michigan State University Extension’s Greg Lang and Nikki Rothwell indicates that stressed sweet and […]
Opinion: Blueberries Are Booming, Make The Best Of It By Bill Braswell|September 22, 2012 In the past 12 years, blueberry production has increased dramatically in Florida. According to USDA, Florida had 1,400 […]
