Europe Approves First GM Potato By Growing Produce Staff|March 3, 2010 The European Commission announced Tuesday it would authorize the cultivation of a biotech potato, as well as the […]Read More
Smart Tech in the Field: What’s Gaining Ground for Vegetable Growers By Michele Katsaris|October 24, 2026
Cold Shock By Paul Rusnak|March 1, 2010 While modern freeze events such as the ones in 1977, 1983, and 1989 have set the bar high […]
Pest Of The Month: Black Rot By Gene McAvoy|March 1, 2010 Identification Crop loss because of black rot is not a rare occurrence in Florida. In the field, the […]
Laboring Over Labels By J.W. Noling|March 1, 2010 The Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 requires EPA to comprehensively re-evaluate all previously registered pesticides to ensure […]
United Fresh Makes Sustainable Addition Posted by Christina Herrick|February 16, 2010 United Fresh Produce Association announced that Rob Neenan, currently vice president, government affairs, at the California League of […]
Tomato Growers Offer Social Accountability Program By Growing Produce Staff|February 16, 2010 As a result of customer negotiations, members of the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange are offering a new social […]
New President For The National Potato Council By Growing Produce Staff|February 11, 2010 At the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2010 Annual Meeting, Roger Mix of Center, CO, was elected to lead […]
Success Of The RoboCrop Weeder, Thinner By John W. Inman|February 10, 2010 At a recent meeting in Salinas, CA, Dr. Steve Fennimore, a University of California (UC) Cooperative Extension Service […]
Bringing New Potato Varieties To The Industry By Phil Nolte|February 10, 2010 I just came from the huge National Potato Council Potato Expo in Orlando, FL. While the main topic of […]
Potential For Profit With Organic Produce By Paul and Sandy Arnold|February 9, 2010 Since the start of our farming career more than 20 years ago, our goal was to make farming […]
2009 Great Lakes Expo Scholarship Winners Posted by Christina Herrick|February 9, 2010 – Amy Irish-Brown (Michigan State University) Amy is working on her PhD in plant pathology. Her area of […]
Downy Mildew Wars By Jim Simon | Andy Wyenandt | Margaret T. McGrath|February 8, 2010 Downy mildew of basil is a new, destructive disease that appears to be here to stay. It was […]
2005 Grower Achievement Award Winner: Gary Shiflett Farms Posted by Christina Herrick|February 5, 2010 Gary Shiflett Farms, Deming, NM, has been selected from a record number of nominations as the winner of […]
2004 Grower Achievement Award Winner: Michael Farms Posted by Christina Herrick|February 5, 2010 Kurt Michael, Scott Michael, and Todd Michael were in Washington, DC, on Sept. 9th, 2004 to accept American Vegetable […]
2006 Grower Achievement Award Winner: Teixeira Farms Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 5, 2010 Teixeira Farms of Santa Maria, CA, has been honored as the winner of American Vegetable Grower magazine’s 2006 […]
New Methods For Brown Rot Control By Rosemary Hallberg|February 3, 2010 Last year, some Southeastern peach growers discovered something they hoped they would never see: a multiple fungicide-resistant strain […]
Opinion: Balancing Budget Misery By Lisa Lochridge|February 1, 2010 The magic number for this year’s legislative session, which opens March 2, is $2.2 billion. This is the […]
Pest Of The Month: Cabbage Looper By Gene McAvoy|February 1, 2010 Cabbage loopers are easily confused with other loopers, but can be distinguished from most by the presence of […]
Nasty Nematodes Posted by Christina Herrick|February 1, 2010 Nematodes can create big problems for Florida potato growers, particularly the root-knot, sting, and stubby-root. These nematodes can […]
Florida Vegetable Farmworker Income Down $23.6 Million After Freeze Posted by Christina Herrick|January 27, 2010 The freeze that decimated thousands of acres of vegetable crops throughout southwest Florida earlier this month also had […]
