Cornell Specialty Crops Research Gets USDA Funding By Growing Produce Staff|September 30, 2013 Ten of Cornell University’s specialty crop research projects recently received USDA Specialty Crop Block Grants totalling more than […]Read More
Florida Strawberry Breeding Program Puts Priority On Flavor By Growing Produce Staff|September 12, 2013 With the time for Florida growers to plant strawberries right around the corner, it won’t be long before […]
New Insecticide Receives EPA Approval Posted by Paul Rusnak|September 11, 2013 DoubleTake, a broad-spectrum insecticide from Chemtura AgroSolutions, has received registration from EPA.This product features superior knockdown and lasting […]
Managing Blight In Beans By Lauren María Alexander|September 9, 2013 Understand symptoms of common and halo blight, scout fields, and implement cultural and chemical controls.
America’s Largest Onion Producer Changes Hands By Growing Produce Staff|September 9, 2013 River Point Farms in Hermiston, OR, America’s largest onion producer, today announced that brothers Bob and Rick Hale […]
Know-How To Knock Off White Rust Of Crucifers By Gene McAvoy|August 20, 2013 Disease Specs White rust, caused by the pathogen Albugo candida, occurs in all parts of the world where […]
How To Determine Disease Or Disorder In Peppers By Elsa Sanchez|August 8, 2013 Peppers, like many other vegetable crops, are susceptible to physiological disorders, diseases, and viruses over the course of […]
Understand The Viral Disease Pallidosis-Related Decline In Strawberries By Surendra Dara|August 7, 2013 Greenhouse whitefly is the predominant species of whiteflies on strawberries in California’s Central Coast. What used to be […]
Vidalia Growers Will Vote To Continue Marketing Order By Growing Produce Staff|July 30, 2013 The USDA recently announced that Vidalia onion producers in Georgia will vote from Sept. 9-27 on whether to […]
Begin Scouting For Western Bean Cutworm By Growing Produce Staff|July 24, 2013 According to Rick Foster, an entomologist at Purdue University, western bean cutworm (WBC) is a relatively new pest […]
Greenhouse Tomato Business Booming By John VanSickle | Serhat Asci | Dr. Daniel Cantliffe|June 20, 2013 Consumption trends for fresh market produce have changed significantly over the last two decades. Concerns have been expressed […]
Broccoli Production Moves East By Christina Herrick|June 10, 2013 Successfully growing broccoli in the Eastern part of the U.S. is a challenge. Growing conditions in the East […]
Bland Farms Reaps Sweet Rewards By Rosemary Gordon|June 10, 2013 A lot changes in 31 years. Just ask Delbert Bland, owner of Bland Farms in Glenville, GA. With […]
White Veggies Are Nutritious Too By Growing Produce Staff|May 22, 2013 Colorful vegetables are promoted as key to a healthy diet, but white vegetables, especially potatoes, shouldn’t be forgotten, […]
Vegetable Seeds: Singular Success Story By Steven T. Koike|May 9, 2013 The story behind seeds is in many ways the single greatest key to understanding the extraordinary success of […]
Botrytis Leaf Blight Of Onion Anything But A Blast By Gene McAvoy|April 30, 2013 Identification Botrytis leaf blight, sometimes called “blast,” is a fairly common foliar disease of onions in Florida. While other […]
Greenhouse Production Tips From The Netherlands By Rosemary Gordon|April 12, 2013 Just like in the U.S., peppers and tomatoes are popular greenhouse-grown vegetables in the Netherlands. While participating in […]
Artichokes Find A Place In Texas By Growing Produce Staff|April 10, 2013 It was cool and overcast during the recent harvest of a 12-acre field of artichokes being grown by […]
New Study To Build Better Broccoli By Growing Produce Staff|April 10, 2013 A new North Carolina State University (NCSU) study under way at the Plants for Human Health Institute at […]
Seminis Showcases Premier Carrot Varieties By Growing Produce Staff|March 18, 2013 Seminis customers, breeders, sales and technology representatives recently gathered for a field day in the Imperial Valley of […]