USDA To Deregulate Roundup-Ready Alfalfa By Growing Produce Staff|January 28, 2011 USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced its decision to grant non-regulated status for alfalfa that […]Read More
New Jumbo Jalapeno Pepper Hits The Marketplace Posted by Paul Rusnak|January 27, 2011 The New Mexico State University (NMSU) chile pepper breeding program recently released of a large-size jalapeño pepper called […]
Baby Carrot Blitz By Growing Produce Staff|January 13, 2011 California-based Bolthouse Farms, in conjunction with the grower alliance A Bunch of Carrot Farmers, is moving into the […]
Washington Company Recalls Clover Sprouts By Growing Produce Staff|January 6, 2011 Sprouters Northwest, Inc. of Kent, WA, is recalling all of its clover and clover mix products because they […]
Greens, Sprouts Recall By Growing Produce Staff|December 30, 2010 J & D Produce of Edinburg, TX, has initiated a voluntary recall of curly parsley in Quebec and […]
Strawberry Genome Sequence Published By Growing Produce Staff|December 28, 2010 An international team of scientists led by the University of Florida (UF), Virginia Tech, and Oregon State University […]
Maggots Found In California Strawberry Fields By Growing Produce Staff|December 20, 2010 Several growers in the Santa Maria area have recently reported maggot infestation in their young strawberry fields. Surendra […]
California Asparagus Seed and Transplant, Inc. Posted by Christina Herrick|December 5, 2010 California Asparagus Seed And Transplants Inc. Davis, CA PH: 530-753-2437 Fax: 530-753-1209 www.calif-asparagus-seed.com Grande Grande is an early […]
It’s Sweet Potato Month In North Carolina By Growing Produce Staff|November 11, 2010 With sweet potatoes being such a big part of many people’s Thanksgiving meals, it seems only fitting that […]
UF-Based Strawberry Disease Project Secures Funding By Growing Produce Staff|October 26, 2010 A research and Extension team based at the University of Florida has received a four-year, $2.9 million federal […]
Strawberry Growers Wired For Success By Paul Rusnak|August 1, 2010 When it comes to multitasking mastery, it’s hard to match what growers do on a daily basis. The […]
$1 Million In Grant Funding For Onion Research In Washington By Growing Produce Staff|June 17, 2010 Plant pathologists at Washington State University (WSU) have won more than $1 million grant funding to participate in […]
Online Exclusive: Pepper Potential By Gene McAvoy|June 16, 2010 Florida ranked second nationally in the acreage, production, and value of bell pepper accounting for 34 % of […]
Common Beans Gain Rust Resistant Genes By Growing Produce Staff|June 15, 2010 New cultivars of common beans have two or more genes for resistance to the rust fungi, according to […]
Energy From Onions Project Receives Design Award By Growing Produce Staff|May 4, 2010 Last week, the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) awarded Omaha, NE-based HDR Engineering, Inc. its Grand Conceptor […]
Hot New Strawberry Varieties By Laura Drotleff|May 1, 2010 The Strawberry Improvement program at the University of California-Davis (UC-Davis) has released two new short-day strawberry cultivars with […]
Learning In The Field By Frank Giles|March 25, 2010 A highlight of the event is a five-stop field tour on the Center’s 400-acre grounds. The soil fumigation […]
Weather Delay Makes Florida’s Strawberries Super Sweet By Growing Produce Staff|March 24, 2010 For weeks, unusually cold winter temperatures delayed Florida’s strawberry harvest, leaving grocery shelves empty. The strawberries now are […]
North Carolina Strawberry Association Receives Marketing & Promotion Grant By Growing Produce Staff|December 16, 2009 The North Carolina Strawberry Association (NCSA) recently received a USDA Specialty Crop Block grant for $20,000 for a […]
Strawberry Stewardship By Frank Giles|December 1, 2009 Back in 2006, when a good many strawberry growers viewed the state’s voluntary vegetable best management practices (BMPs) […]
