USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service offers financial and technical assistance for growers interested in adding protected agriculture to their operation.

Using plant growth regulator products can help spread out harvest times and minimize preharvest drop during a very busy fall.

Plant science is helping power dreams to produce artisan vodka made with ingredients grown and harvested on forbidden land.

Besides labor-saving advantages, interested growers will have choices ranging from the traditional purchase option to something closer to an Uber model.

From drones, to robotic fruit pickers, and beyond, the number of firms offering produce growers new in-the-field tools continues to take off.

North Carolina State University studied how much crop you leave behind after harvest — and if it can make a profit. Here’s how to know if it’s worth one more harvest.

Specialty crop growers can use these flying cameras to more efficiently scout and evaluate their operations.

There are several ways mechanical harvesting can injure your crop. Follow these tips to help protect your investment.

Grower John Paul looks to subsurface irrigation to provide benefits in new South Florida planting.

Several recent studies underline the big impact that subtle changes to soil can have on vegetable production.

Soil moisture sensor program rooted in helping achieve irrigation efficiency and nutrient management poised for new growth.

Biostimulants may soon be listed as a pesticide, requiring similar regulatory oversight. Dramm’s president calls on the industry to speak up.

While results of first precision survey for specialty crops dealers shows modest levels of adoption, several applications are poised for rapid growth.

You think a 12,000-acre farm operation can’t protect its environment? Let California-based Bowles Farming Company show you how it’s done.

Check out these eye-opening new approaches to controlling weeds in vegetable crops.

After an in-depth reevaluation, group broadens its umbrella and sharpens focus.

You have to get the soil right, for starters, but this award-winning grower says there are numerous other factors.

Irrigation apps help growers use the right amount of water at the right time.

An unusual idea to radically improve the sustainability of vegetable production.