If you haven’t yet had the pleasure of a FDA inspector calling at the farm gate, there’s still time to get all your ducks in a row.

How well you control free-roaming animals can make the difference between food safety and food disaster. We asked an expert for advice.

See how predatory insects are helping protect crops the natural way.

Almanacs extended forecasts predict plenty of ups and downs for the coming season.

Lisa Johnson, the North Carolina State University researcher who found you may have more leftover crop after harvest than you think, chats with American Vegetable Grower Editor Carol Miller.

From sweet bells to sizzling habaneros, these peppers have a lot to offer vegetable growers.

Longtime UF/IFAS Vegetable Extension Agent Gene McAvoy is retiring, but his work in the field is far from over.

USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service offers financial and technical assistance for growers interested in adding protected agriculture to their operation.

Commerce Department commits to strong enforcement of trade law.

The industry wants more research on all areas vital to growing. Here are a few reasons why we aren’t getting it.

This weed can be a particular problem for all spring-planted vegetables.

U.S. Representative Kathy Castor sees firsthand ecosystem services being provided on the farm.

State says label identifying herbicide as carcinogenic will remain despite government agency’s refusal to approve such labels.

Unprecedented warmth across the globe continues trend, contributes to historic polar ice loss.

Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this plant disease.

Growers wondering whether Instagram should be in their portfolio of social media accounts have a few examples to help them decide how they want their online presence to look and, more importantly, how to do it right.

If you don’t know your elected representatives (local, state, national), take steps to meet them and their staff.

Besides labor-saving advantages, interested growers will have choices ranging from the traditional purchase option to something closer to an Uber model.

From drones, to robotic fruit pickers, and beyond, the number of firms offering produce growers new in-the-field tools continues to take off.