Rascal PMRR from Outstanding Seed Company, LLC is a large, disease resistant, deeply furrowed, pink pumpkin. Fruit are […]
FDA confirms the outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes in whole cantaloupe that killed 25 and sickened 123 in numerous […]
Tweet//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js With the extended statewide dry spell, researchers at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Uvalde […]
Jensen Farms, of Holly, CO, is voluntarily recalling their shipments of Rocky Ford whole cantaloupe because they have […]
Identification The moths are relatively small with a wingspan of about one inch. The wings […]
USDA has announced that it is adopting the final rule to add two importer seats and change the […]
As the rules from the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)begin to roll out, it will become more important […]
Watermelons in China have been bursting, thanks to growers applying too much a growth chemical during wet weather. […]
Identification Typical rind necrosis is characterized by a light brown, dry, and hard discoloration interspersed with lighter areas. […]
At least every five years, the Watermelon Research and Promotion Plan requires changes in the rule based on […]
“Watermelon is going to save your life,” Gordon Hunt from the National Watermelon Promotion Board told the audience. […]
Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. of Coral Gables, FL, is voluntarily recalling 4,992 cartons of cantaloupes. This […]
USDA scientists are trying to keep cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus, or CYSDV, out of growers’ melon fields. […]
Sakata is introducing a new pumpkin, Hijinks. The company says it is excited about this small-sized pumpkin, 7 […]
Evidence from a pilot study led by food scientists at The Florida State University (FSU) suggests that watermelon […]
Building on a good thing and making it better is not as easy as it sounds. One wrong […]
Syngenta Crop Protection announced that Inspire Super fungicide received EPA approval for use on crops including cucurbits, brassica, and […]
Disease incidence poses a great challenge to cucurbit growers throughout Florida. The three most prevalent cucurbit diseases in […]
Food safety is an issue that will never go away and federal regulations will be coming, probably in […]