Vegetables
Fungicides are effective, but weather and crop variety also play a key role.
The first round of long-range forecasts indicate another above-average hurricane season on the way. But will it be as impactful as 2024?
Joe Petrocco and his family are excited for the potential growth ahead of them.
New pests are emerging as serious threats to vegetable crops, requiring growers to adapt their pest management strategies.
NOAA’s 2025 spring weather outlook predicting many to be high and dry.
Economic trends show the gap between conventional and organic produce prices continues to shrink.
Latest irrigation technology by way of soil sensors, weather monitors, and flow meters help detect watering issues and pipe leaks.
As the group of controlled environment agriculture crops expands, so do business opportunities for growers. Here are tips for diversifying your crops.
USDA GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) Program helps farmers improve food safety practices, and certification opens doors to larger buyers.
Scientists at UC Riverside take unique path to weed control by triggering parasitic plant demise to help farmers.
Trump administration’s newly proposed fees up to $1 million per entrance on Chinese-operated ships puts domestic growers on troubled waters.
By discovering how plants defend themselves from pests, ag researchers aim to help farmers grow resilient crops.
We asked suppliers for their take on the best planter and transplanter equipment for vegetable crops. Here’s what they had to say.
What can AI help beyond what we currently know about food crop production? American Vegetable Grower Editor Carol Miller is excited about the possibilities.
PivotPoint Business Solutions has launched the 2nd State of Succession and Exit Planning survey to provide horticulture operations with insights to plan ahead.
Researchers have developed an app that will help farmers reduce the risk of over- or under-watering their sweet corn crops.
Hundreds of specialty crop industry stakeholders recently gathered in Fresno for the 10th Annual BioSolutions Conference and Expo.
Feedback from the Farm Labor Survey can help make our elected officials aware of essential improvements to the H-2A program.
Intelligent weeders have been the most effective new weed control tools that have been developed in recent years.