Land grant colleges play numerous roles in keeping agriculture healthy. Funding cuts threaten to upend the current system.

Early blight, caused by Alternaria solani, reduces potato yield and quality and is best managed with cultural practices and fungicides.

Longtime South Florida-based tomato grower’s acquisition of Shelton & Sons in Tennessee to further strengthen its Southeast regional supply chain.

A recent study of Kentucky high tunnel vegetable growers offers insights into production challenges and effective management strategies.

Meister Media Worldwide brands take home multiple honors at the 2025 American Society of Business Publication Editors Awards ceremony.

A newly released National Cover Crop Survey Report digs into feedback provided by more than 650 U.S. farm advisors.

New plant diseases are becoming increasingly prevalent, requiring growers to adopt more proactive management strategies.

A small degree of Botrytis infection all but guaranteed in New York strawberry fields despite even the best fungicide spray programs.

From retrofitting equipment, rethinking labor, and challenging the role of horsepower, autonomy is reframing what it means to scale and succeed.

American Vegetable Grower Editor Carol Miller says amid times of change, those who speak up will be the ones with the best chances of being heard.

Find what was learned after computer scientists explore the challenges and opportunities of using fully automated AI systems in greenhouses.

U.S. Department of Commerce to withdraw from the 2019 agreement suspending the antidumping investigation on fresh tomatoes from Mexico.

Governor signs bill into law giving sweet potatoes super status as the ‘Official Vegetable of Mississippi.’

Find out what pieces of ‘equipment’ — automated, digital, and living — are favored by Cheri’ Ben-Iesau, owner of Big Branch Apiary in southern Louisiana.

For 25 years, U.S. potato growers fought for market access in Mexico, only to be repeatedly set back by regulatory hurdles.

Learn about what three industry players have planned to improve indoor strawberry production for controlled environment agriculture growers.

Findings from nationwide survey of beekeepers include an average honey bee colony loss of 62% between June 2024 and February 2025.

No need for drastic measures when sensible integrated pest management (IPM) methods can do the job just as effectively.

Fungicides are effective, but weather and crop variety also play a key role.