European Vegetable Offerings By Richard Crowhurst|November 12, 2012 Every year much of the vegetable growing world descends on the North West of the Netherlands to visit […]Read More
What To Know About the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act Posted by Growing Produce Staff|June 30, 2026
Squash Your Weed Worries By Peter Dittmar|October 23, 2012 Weeds compete with crops for nutrients, water, and light. Weeds emerging within the first four weeks after planting […]
Protecting Melons Against Bacterial Wilt By Rebecca M. Bartels|October 10, 2012 The number one disease melon growers face is bacterial wilt, a devastating infection that can take out […]
Squash Varieties From Seeds By Design Posted by A. J. Bussan|October 10, 2012 As color, flavor, and uniqueness are all driving forces in today’s vegetable market, Seeds By Design offers an […]
Cantaloupe From Indiana Farm Tests Positive For Salmonella Strain Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 29, 2012 FDA announced Tuesday that samples of cantaloupe collected at Chamberlain Farms of Owensville, IN, show the presence of […]
Multistate Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Cantaloupe Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 20, 2012 An investigation is underway regarding a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium that is being linked to cantaloupe. According […]
Cucumber Planting Techniques Posted by Christina Herrick|August 9, 2012 Growers have a couple of options when planting cucumbers — direct seeding and transplanting. Knowing which method is […]
Cucurbit Disease Control Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 8, 2012 Growers of cucurbits need to be aware of what is lurking in their cucurbit fields. What follows is […]
Cantaloupe Food Safety Program Moves Forward Posted by Paul Rusnak|June 20, 2012 After unanimous state-wide approval to implement the state’s first mandatory food safety program under a commodity board structure, […]
Bayer CropScience To Acquire Abbott & Cobb’s Melon Business Posted by Paul Rusnak|June 13, 2012 Bayer CropScience has entered into an agreement to purchase the watermelon and melon seed business of Abbott & […]
Curbing Cucumber Disease By Adam D. Call|June 12, 2012 Cucumber is the fourth most widely grown vegetable crop in the world after tomato, cabbage, and onion. According […]
Cantaloupe Food Safety Update By Frank Giles|May 23, 2012 Last year’s Listeria outbreak in cantaloupes was one of the worst in history. The outbreak, traced back to […]
Florida Ag Authorities Find 50 Pounds Of Pot Among Melons Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 17, 2012 Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) law enforcement officers recently arrested a Lakeland man after discovering […]
California Cantaloupe Industry Plows New Ground Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 16, 2012 California cantaloupe handlers have voted overwhelmingly in support of the state’s first mandatory food safety program to be […]
Downy Mildew Resistant Cucumber Varieties Posted by Christina Herrick|April 24, 2012 This spring, two new hybrid options that help protect against downy mildew will be available to cucumber growers […]
Cantaloupe Food Safety Tool Launched Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 17, 2012 Since the devastating listeria outbreak last year in cantaloupes, growers and industry have anticipated much tighter scrutiny on […]
The Cucumber Beetle’s Effects On Vine Crops and Cucurbits By Growing Produce Staff|March 8, 2012 The cucumber beetle, a pest that targets vine crops and cucurbits, is a ¼th to 1⁄5th of an […]
Grafting Technology Can Limit Disease, Salinity, And Stress in Vegetable Crops By Growing Produce Staff|March 8, 2012 Editors Note: This is the first in a series of articles on grafting that will follow the progress […]
Cantaloupe Industry To Collaborate On Critical Food Safety Objectives By Growing Produce Staff|February 2, 2012 The cantaloupe industry met in California in January with food safety professionals and other industry experts to develop a […]
The Launching Of Luna Fungicides By Rosemary Gordon|January 9, 2012 Bayer CropScience announced last week at the Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference in Georgia that its Luna […]
