What Next? What To Do After A Natural Disaster At Your Farm Posted by Carol Miller|October 13, 2016 Between drought in the Northeast, forest fires in the West, and Hurricane Matthew in the Southeast, many growers and marketers are trying to figure out what their next steps should be.Read More
Kiwiberry Breeding Scientist Earns Innovator of the Year Award Posted by Growing Produce Staff|May 16, 2024
Study: Biostimulant Technologies Help Water Use in Almonds Posted by Growing Produce Staff|May 15, 2024
Scientists Making Sure Vine Mealybugs Are Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places By USDA-ARS|May 15, 2024
How Florida Agriculture Weathered Hurricane Matthew’s Greatest Hits [Slideshow] By Paul Rusnak|October 13, 2016 Even though the major storm didn’t make landfall in the Sunshine State, Mother Nature made sure to leave her mark.
Disaster Areas Declared For East Coast States Due To Spring Freeze, Drought Posted by Christina Herrick|October 11, 2016 Assistance is available for growers who experienced a damaging hard freeze in the spring and extreme drought in the summer.
Damage Assessments, Recovery Begin In Wake Of Matthew By Paul Rusnak|October 10, 2016 Early estimates on property losses surge into the billions. FEMA assistance now available.
Winter Is Coming, And It Could Get Wicked Posted by Paul Rusnak|September 29, 2016 Forecast sees heightened freeze threat for Florida citrus; frequent snow to blast Northeast.
The Time For Climate Change Denial Is Over [Opinion] By Christina Herrick|September 28, 2016 Extreme cold, droughts, flooding, record-setting temperatures have all been a part of this year’s growing season.
Water Woes Continue In Northeast Posted by Christina Herrick|September 24, 2016 Hydrologist says this year’s conditions are bad but are part of a typical water cycle.
August Was The Hottest In 136 Years Posted by Christina Herrick|September 17, 2016 The extended heat wave continues a streak of 11 consecutive months of record-setting temperatures.
Drought Rages On In Northeast Posted by Christina Herrick|September 10, 2016 Growers see bright side of dry conditions with possibility of sweeter fruit.
Are You Feeling Befuddled By Fickle Forecasts? [Opinion] By Paul Rusnak|September 9, 2016 In any situation, proactivity pays. We can wait for the sky to fall, or we can sing in the rain.
Hermine Rains Down On Already-Soaked Sunshine State Posted by Paul Rusnak|September 7, 2016 Storm delivers extra dose of precipitation during one of the state’s wettest spells on record.
Study Says Early Springs More Frequent In Next 30 Years Posted by Christina Herrick|September 6, 2016 Scientists at Cornell University say ‘nightmare scenario’ for many growers going to be the norm if steps aren’t taken to stop global warming.
Study Shows Slow Snowmelt, Water Availability In West Posted by Christina Herrick|September 4, 2016 University of Nevada, Reno scientist is part of team studying areas with significant snowfall.
Disaster Area Declared For New York, New Hampshire Counties Due To Dry Conditions Posted by Christina Herrick|August 31, 2016 Northeast has experienced a significant drop in rainfall this year.
Parts Of New York Now In Extreme Drought Posted by Christina Herrick|August 19, 2016 Water deficits starting to cause concern for fire, water shortages in the Empire State.
Rough Winter In Store For Much Of The U.S. Posted by Christina Herrick|August 19, 2016 The Old Farmer’s Almanac and its competitor The Farmers’ Almanac predict the 2016-2017 winter will be cold for much of the country.
Growers Optimistic Despite Drought Posted by Christina Herrick|August 16, 2016 Growers say continued heat could cause early ripening, still expect season to progress as planned.
Second Half Of Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Get Hairy Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 12, 2016 After a relatively sluggish start to the campaign, revised forecast foresees increased tropical activity ahead.
Move Over, El Niño, La Niña To Affect Fall Weather Posted by Christina Herrick|August 5, 2016 U.S. forecast calls for cool, wet conditions in the Northwest; drought to continue in West; warmth in the East; and stormy in the Southeast.
Topsy-Turvy Weather Trend Continues In South Florida Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 3, 2016 Seasonal scripts flipped as region reports the 10th driest July on record.