Duda Inks Deal With U.S. Sugar Posted by Christina Herrick|November 4, 2011 In an agreement signed this week, U.S. Sugar Corp. and A. Duda and Sons, Inc. formalized plans for […]Read More
Kubota Driving New Autonomous Solutions for Specialty Crops Posted by Growing Produce Staff|October 22, 2026
Study Shows Corn Plants Help Control Major Mite Pest By Growing Produce Staff|November 4, 2011 Already a source of food and biofuel, University of Florida researchers report in a new study that corn […]
Lipman Lends Hand In Public Outreach By Growing Produce Staff|November 4, 2011 Immokalee, FL-based Lipman Family Cos. recently announced its partnership with the Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples. The company […]
Fumigant Used On Commercial California Strawberry Field – Finally By Growing Produce Staff|November 3, 2011 Tweet//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The long-awaited soil fumigant that many have hailed as a “drop-in” replacement for methyl bromide has finally […]
Specialty Crop Leaders Fear Funding Cuts By David Eddy|November 2, 2011 Tweet There is apprehension among fruit and vegetable industry leaders that the tremendous gains made in the 2008 […]
Low-Tech or High-Tech Options for Greenhouse Production By Growing Produce Staff|October 28, 2011 Patricia Rorabaugh, in the School of Plant Sciences/Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (CEAC) at The University of Arizona, offers […]
Native Bees Make The Best Pollinators Posted by Paul Rusnak|October 28, 2011 The honeybee has hogged the pollination spotlight for centuries, but native bees are now getting their fair share […]
In The Greenhouse: Rooftop Farming With Greenhouses By Rick Snyder|October 28, 2011 Most of the reasonably priced farmland is fairly far from urban settings. As a result, farm produce is […]
2011 Seed Trials: The Latest Offerings Posted by Christina Herrick|October 28, 2011 Every year, editors David Eddy and Rosemary Gordon hit the road to learn more about the latest offerings […]
Pest Of The Month: Beet Webworms By Gene McAvoy|October 24, 2011 Identification Three species of beet webworms, sometimes called spinach moth, attack leafy vegetables in Florida. These are spotted […]
Farm Labor Crisis: Speak Out, Speak Up, Speak Often By Frank Giles|October 21, 2011 “There has never been a more important time in all my years of working in Florida agriculture for […]
Mexico Suspends All Tariffs Against U.S. Posted by Christina Herrick|October 21, 2011 Mexico suspended all retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. in response to the implementation of a July U.S.-Mexico agreement. […]
Ag Sector Soars In Florida’s Strawberry Country By Growing Produce Staff|October 20, 2011 Despite a sagging economy and a hard winter, agriculture has made a strong recovery in Hillsborough County. The Hillsborough […]
Pumpkin For Cancer Research By Growing Produce Staff|October 19, 2011 Rascal PMRR from Outstanding Seed Company, LLC is a large, disease resistant, deeply furrowed, pink pumpkin. Fruit are […]
FDA Blames Listeria Deaths On Unsanitary Packing Shed Posted by Paul Rusnak|October 19, 2011 FDA confirms the outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes in whole cantaloupe that killed 25 and sickened 123 in numerous […]
USDA Invests $46 Million In Specialty Crops Posted by Christina Herrick|October 18, 2011 USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture is awarding 29 grants across 19 states to develop and share […]
New Lettuce Looms Large By David Eddy|October 13, 2011 To understand Eazyleaf, the new range of lettuce varieties from Enza Zaden, you first have to understand that […]
High Yielding Potato On The Horizon By Growing Produce Staff|October 13, 2011 A new processing potato variety produced a yield of 777 cwt. per acre, which is big news indeed. […]
Healthy Tomato Tips By Jim DeValerio | Gary Vallad|October 13, 2011 Always in demand, tomatoes can be profitable crops for Florida’s farmers. However, tomatoes are susceptible to a number […]
Dole Acquires SunnyRidge Farm Posted by Growing Produce Staff|October 12, 2011 Dole Food Company Inc. announced that it has acquired all of the capital stock of the parent of […]
