Protected Agriculture
Rick Snyder shares a few facts concerning the status of GMOs in our food crops, which includes those grown in greenhouses.
Beneficials protect peppers from aphids and thrips both in and out of the greenhouse.
High tunnels not only provide vegetable growers with an opportunity to get a jump on the growing season, they offer numerous environmental benefits as well.
The greenhouse disinfectant can now be used in food preparation areas of the greenhouse, and can be used to treat harmful bacteria such as E. Coli on greenhouse surfaces where edible crops are handled.
Points to consider when constructing your high tunnel walls.
Researchers from Cornell University explore the use of a fixed sprayer system in high tunnel berries for effective canopy coverage.
Managing pests in vegetable transplants is an integrated process that includes sanitation, sound cultural practices, the use of resistant cultivars, and proper use of the correct crop protectant.
Greenhouse Management Workshop will take place Jan. 16-17 at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster.
Choose the proper site and construction materials and heed advice on irrigation and crop protection options.
Learn more about this season extension technique at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Batavia, NY.
Effort earns research team leaders the 2013 USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Partnership Award for Innovative Programs and Projects.
Hands-on tomato and lettuce intensive classes at the University of Arizona are slated for Jan. 5 to 12.
Kikkoman soy sauce, low potassium lettuce, and fast food restaurants are just a few of the markets where greenhouse vegetables are making an appearance.
Steve Hale of St Bethany Fresh details what it takes to break into the greenhouse vegetable market — and stay there.
Take note of what to consider when using insect nets or other exclusion methods in high tunnels.
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Skeeter Bethea has grown fresh produce in Florida for years and has learned a lot about the nuances […]