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 […]Read More
Why Optical Sorting Success for Fruit Packers Starts Upstream By Bret Larreau, Key Technology|October 5, 2026
Fall Creek Nursery Solidifies Business Growth With New Raspberry Deal Posted by Growing Produce Staff|October 2, 2026
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 […]
Cheminova To Distribute Strobilurin Fungicide Posted by Christina Herrick|December 20, 2011 Cheminova, Inc. has announced an agreement with BASF under which Cheminova secures sole distribution rights and exclusive use […]
Pumpkin For Cancer Research By Growing Produce Staff|October 19, 2011 Rascal PMRR from Outstanding Seed Company, LLC is a large, disease resistant, deeply furrowed, pink pumpkin. Fruit are […]
FDA Blames Listeria Deaths On Unsanitary Packing Shed Posted by Paul Rusnak|October 19, 2011 FDA confirms the outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes in whole cantaloupe that killed 25 and sickened 123 in numerous […]
Developing Drought-Tolerant Melons By Growing Produce Staff|September 20, 2011 Tweet//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js With the extended statewide dry spell, researchers at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Uvalde […]
Recall Of Cantaloupe Linked To Listeriosis By Growing Produce Staff|September 15, 2011 Jensen Farms, of Holly, CO, is voluntarily recalling their shipments of Rocky Ford whole cantaloupe because they have […]
Pest Of The Month: Melonworm By Gene McAvoy|August 18, 2011 Identification The moths are relatively small with a wingspan of about one inch. The wings […]
USDA Finalizes National Watermelon Promotion Board Redistricting By Growing Produce Staff|July 20, 2011 USDA has announced that it is adopting the final rule to add two importer seats and change the […]
Reduce Risk By Growing Produce Staff|May 25, 2011 As the rules from the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)begin to roll out, it will become more important […]
Bursting Watermelons By Growing Produce Staff|May 18, 2011 Watermelons in China have been bursting, thanks to growers applying too much a growth chemical during wet weather. […]
Pest Of The Month: Bacterial Rind Necrosis Of Watermelon By Gene McAvoy|May 18, 2011 Identification Typical rind necrosis is characterized by a light brown, dry, and hard discoloration interspersed with lighter areas. […]
Comments Sought On Redistricting Of National Watermelon Promotion Board By Growing Produce Staff|May 9, 2011 At least every five years, the Watermelon Research and Promotion Plan requires changes in the rule based on […]
Conference Hot Topic: Watermelon’s Future As A Vegetable By Growing Produce Staff|April 19, 2011 “Watermelon is going to save your life,” Gordon Hunt from the National Watermelon Promotion Board told the audience. […]
Cantaloupe Recall By Growing Produce Staff|March 24, 2011 Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. of Coral Gables, FL, is voluntarily recalling 4,992 cartons of cantaloupes. This […]
Scientists Work To Develop Virus-Resistant Melons By Growing Produce Staff|March 10, 2011 USDA scientists are trying to keep cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus, or CYSDV, out of growers’ melon fields. […]
New Pumpkin Variety Released By Sakata By Growing Produce Staff|February 1, 2011 Sakata is introducing a new pumpkin, Hijinks. The company says it is excited about this small-sized pumpkin, 7 […]
New Weapon To Fight Hypertension: Watermelon By Growing Produce Staff|October 21, 2010 Evidence from a pilot study led by food scientists at The Florida State University (FSU) suggests that watermelon […]
Hearne Produce Grows By Meeting Demand By Paul Rusnak|July 1, 2010 Building on a good thing and making it better is not as easy as it sounds. One wrong […]
Syngenta’s Inspire Super Receives Registration On Cucurbits By Growing Produce Staff|June 10, 2010 Syngenta Crop Protection announced that Inspire Super fungicide received EPA approval for use on crops including cucurbits, brassica, and […]
