New California Sweet Corn Insecticide OK’d Posted by Paul Rusnak|June 27, 2012 The California Department of Pesticide Regulation has approved Rimon 0.83EC for insect control on sweet corn in California. […]Read More
Agriculture Labor Reform Now: A Long Overdue Lifeline for the Potato Industry By Mike Wenkel, National Potato Council|July 31, 2026
Liquid Clay Product Shows up Big in Romaine Lettuce Field Trials Posted by Growing Produce Staff|July 31, 2026
Medfly Eradication Effort Proves Successful in Northern California By California Department of Food and Agriculture|July 30, 2026
Cyclospora Outbreak’s Next Victim Might Be Growers Who Weren’t Involved By Carol Miller|July 30, 2026
In Focus: Five Questions With Ben Martin Posted by A. J. Bussan|June 26, 2012 1. Is there increasing interest in protected agriculture in Florida, and why? Martin: Florida, like most every market […]
U.S. Tomato Growers Look To End Antidumping Duty Probe Against Mexico Posted by Paul Rusnak|June 26, 2012 The Florida Tomato Exchange announced that documents had been filed with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the […]
Associations Speak Out After Farm Bill Passage By Rebecca M. Bartels|June 22, 2012 In a two-day consideration of 70 amendments pared down from nearly 300, a 64-35 Senate vote approved the […]
For Florida Growers, Opportunity Is Closer Than You Think By John VanSickle|June 21, 2012 The Strolling of the Heifers organization publishes an annual ranking of states that strives to measure the commitment […]
Cantaloupe Food Safety Program Moves Forward Posted by Paul Rusnak|June 20, 2012 After unanimous state-wide approval to implement the state’s first mandatory food safety program under a commodity board structure, […]
Sea Mist Farms’ Success Story By David Eddy|June 14, 2012 Many growers, or growers in large operations at the supervisory level, grew up in farming. Perhaps because of […]
Tips to Find the Best Organic Transplant Mediums By Ajay Nair | Mathieu Ngouajio|June 13, 2012 The use of vegetable transplants has increased steadily in recent years. The advantages of using transplants are many: […]
Common Scab Of Potato: Management Begins Early By Phil Nolte|June 13, 2012 Some of the problems that show up in potatoes at harvest actually begin very early in the season. […]
New Cucumber, Watermelon, Corn, and Pumpkin Varieties Posted by Paul Rusnak|June 13, 2012 From cucumbers to melons, pumpkins and corn, Siegers is covering all their bases. Dominator, for example, is a […]
Bayer CropScience To Acquire Abbott & Cobb’s Melon Business Posted by Paul Rusnak|June 13, 2012 Bayer CropScience has entered into an agreement to purchase the watermelon and melon seed business of Abbott & […]
Top 100 Grower Rolls Out Locally Grown Programs Posted by Christina Herrick|June 13, 2012 North Dakota-based Black Gold Farms, a leader in the potato industry, has kicked off their summer red potato […]
Washing Away Lettuce Pathogens By David Eddy|June 12, 2012 Besides the traditional chlorine wash, produce companies have for years sought a better way to clean lettuces and […]
Curbing Cucumber Disease By Adam D. Call|June 12, 2012 Cucumber is the fourth most widely grown vegetable crop in the world after tomato, cabbage, and onion. According […]
Equipment Manufacturers Rise To The Occasion By Rosemary Gordon|June 11, 2012 What do vegetable growers want, or rather need, in terms of harvesting equipment and aids? Some equipment manufacturers […]
High Populations Of Insects In The East Posted by Christina Herrick|June 5, 2012 Many species that overwinter in Pennsylvania apparently have done so with high survival rates. For example, we’ve seen […]
Defeat Plant Fungus By Barton Wilder|June 1, 2012 Modern fungicides have become critical components in the prevention and treatment of plant diseases. Ever since the beginning […]
Pest Of The Month: Harlequin Bug By Gene McAvoy|June 1, 2012 Identification This pest can destroy an entire crop when it is not controlled. The harlequin bug injures the […]
Tomato Genome Decoded By Growing Produce Staff|June 1, 2012 For the first time, the genome of the tomato, Solanum lycopersicum, has been decoded. It becomes an important […]
Opinion: Beware Of The Bureaucracy Blob By Frank Giles|May 31, 2012 If you’ve read my editorials before, you know I am critical of government bureaucracy and regulations from time […]
