Top 100 Growers: North Posted by Christina Herrick|October 30, 2010 .table1 { border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #aeadad; } Top 100 Growers: NORTH Rank Company HQ State 2009 Acreage […]Read More
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Top 100 Growers: Southeast Posted by Paul Rusnak|October 30, 2010 Top 100 Growers: SOUTHEAST Rank Company HQ State 2009 Acreage Acreage Change Year Founded Crops Grown in […]
Pest Of The Month: Cercospora Leaf Spot By Gene McAvoy|October 28, 2010 Identification In the state, frogeye leaf spot is most common in North Florida and early plantings in South […]
Tomato Vendor Crackdown By Growing Produce Staff|October 28, 2010 Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson announced that two tomato vendors at a private Immokalee […]
New Disease, New Challenge with Groundnut Ringspot Virus By Laura Drotleff|October 28, 2010 Another virus is exactly what U.S. tomato growers don’t need, but according to reports from southern Florida, a […]
Developing A $100 Million Broccoli Industry Posted by Christina Herrick|October 27, 2010 A Cornell University-led team of industry and academic researchers is launching an effort to develop a $100 million […]
World’s Largest Pumpkins Posted by Christina Herrick|October 27, 2010 Three winning pumpkins from regional weigh-offs across the U.S., including a new world record holder, are on display […]
Tomato Grower Survey Tells Story Of Concern Posted by Christina Herrick|October 27, 2010 Between last year’s freeze, poor market, labor issues, and over-the-top regulations, tomato growers in Florida are considerably concerned […]
Nurseryman Off To Carve Up The Big Apple Posted by Christina Herrick|October 26, 2010 Nurseryman Scott Cully may help the company peddle blueberry plants at his day job, but this Halloween he […]
Specialty Crops Research Gets Boost Posted by Christina Herrick|October 26, 2010 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced 28 grants to solve specialty crop agriculture issues through research and Extension […]
UF-Based Strawberry Disease Project Secures Funding By Growing Produce Staff|October 26, 2010 A research and Extension team based at the University of Florida has received a four-year, $2.9 million federal […]
New Pepper Pest Makes Its Way To Florida Posted by A. J. Bussan|October 25, 2010 According to Scott Krueger with the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (FDACS) Division of Plant Industry/Plant […]
Divide And Conquer By Paul Rusnak|October 22, 2010 Today, led by father Dale Erickson and daughters Kim and Krista, the business is literally part of a […]
New Weapon To Fight Hypertension: Watermelon By Growing Produce Staff|October 21, 2010 Evidence from a pilot study led by food scientists at The Florida State University (FSU) suggests that watermelon […]
Ag Groups Abandon Sustainability Standards Initiative Posted by Christina Herrick|October 18, 2010 Agricultural representatives withdrew en masse today from the Leonardo Academy’s sustainable agriculture standard setting initiative, citing systemic limitations […]
Red Celery Revealed Posted by Christina Herrick|October 18, 2010 After nearly 20 years of research, Duda Farm Fresh Foods, the world’s largest grower and processor of celery, […]
New Study Shows Bt Corn Benefits Neighboring Farms By Growing Produce Staff|October 14, 2010 Agricultural scientists reported in last week’s issue of the journal Science that Bt corn provides significant economic benefits […]
Tomato Growers, Farmworkers Sign Social Responsibility Pact By Growing Produce Staff|October 14, 2010 Pacific Tomato Growers, one of the country’s oldest and largest tomato producers, and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers […]
Top 100 Vegetable Growers Talk About Economy, Technology And Top Challenges By Growing Produce Staff|October 11, 2010 “People have to eat.” Since the economy took a turn for the worse a few years ago, that […]
PTI Looks For Leadership Posted by Christina Herrick|October 8, 2010 A new 35-member Leadership Council of the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) and four new working groups have been […]
