Opinion: Facing Up To Food Safety Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 8, 2013 With so much minutiae contained in the many pages of the Food Safety Modernization Act it’s easy to […]Read More
Working To Protect Spinach Against New Strain of Downy Mildew Posted by Growing Produce Staff|May 16, 2024
Kiwiberry Breeding Scientist Earns Innovator of the Year Award Posted by Growing Produce Staff|May 16, 2024
Study: Biostimulant Technologies Help Water Use in Almonds Posted by Growing Produce Staff|May 15, 2024
South Florida Precipitation Saturation Cause For Concern Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 8, 2013 July’s soaking of South Florida capped the wettest start to the wet season since 1968, the South Florida […]
Create Your Own Virtual Seed Company Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 7, 2013 A one-week course designed to expose the participants to the five functional areas of a seed company (R&D, […]
Understand The Viral Disease Pallidosis-Related Decline In Strawberries By Surendra Dara|August 7, 2013 Greenhouse whitefly is the predominant species of whiteflies on strawberries in California’s Central Coast. What used to be […]
Florida’s Young Growers Tuned Into Business, Beats Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 7, 2013 The Affordable Care Act (ACA and a.k.a., “Obamacare”) implementation continues to lurch forward. With such large, game-changing legislation, […]
Changes to Pre-Harvest Harmonized Standards Now Official Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 7, 2013 The Produce GAPs Harmonization Initiative Technical Working Group (TWG) has approved changes to the Field Operations and Harvesting […]
Whiteflies Cause Tomato Grower To Remove A Half Million Plants Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 7, 2013 Backyard Farms in Madison, ME, was hit with a whitefly infestation which led to the grower’s decision last […]
Potato Fungicide Tackles Postharvest Problems Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 7, 2013 Syngenta’s Stadium is a postharvest fungicide that features three active ingredients —fludioxonil, azoxystrobin, and difenoconazole— to offer unique […]
IR-4 Looking For Industry Leaders Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 6, 2013 The deadline for submitting nominations for the IR-4 Project’s SOAR (Service, Outreach, Altruism, Research) Award is set for […]
Produce Marketing Association Names New President Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 6, 2013 The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) has announced Cathy Green Burns will join the association as president, effective Dec. […]
Valent BioSciences Launches New Website Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 6, 2013 Valent BioSciences Corporation (VBC) has announced the launch of its new website at www.valentbiosciences.com. The new site includes […]
Young Vegetable Grower Finds Markets, Encourages Visits To The Farm By Rosemary Gordon|August 6, 2013 Brent Barnhart says farming is what he always wanted to do. The owner of Country Creek Produce Farm […]
Physical Damage To Potatoes During Harvest Leads To Lost Profits By Phil Nolte|August 6, 2013 It seems as though there are some issues that are so important that no matter how much we’ve […]
Take Your Farm’s Story Public By Brian Sparks|August 5, 2013 Growers who want to market their farm to the local community certainly have a wide range of options. […]
Improved Taste For Tomatoes By Growing Produce Staff|August 5, 2013 Some compounds that determine plant species’ characteristics such as the taste of tomatoes can be engineered to produce […]
Tomato Food Safety Workshop Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 5, 2013 The Florida Tomato Committee and the Florida Tomato Exchange will hold their 38th Annual Joint Tomato Conference Sept. […]
Late Blight Update Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 5, 2013 Late blight, a devastating disease impacting tomatoes and potatoes, to date, has been documented in several states. Those […]
Updated Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast Gets Downgrade Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 5, 2013 [Updated Aug. 8 for NOAA’s updated outlook figures] Heading into the teeth of the Atlantic hurricane season, Colorado […]
Giant Snails On The Move In South Florida Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 5, 2013 USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has notified stakeholders of two new regulated areas for giant […]
United States Potato Board Names New President/CEO Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 5, 2013 The United States Potato Board (USPB), the nation’s potato marketing organization and the central organizing force in implementing […]
