Despite the economic downturn, CCOF (California Certified Organic Farmers) reported an 8% growth in the number of certified […]

DuPont has applied to regulatory authorities in the European Union (EU), Canada and the U.S. for registration of […]

Congressman Adam Putnam (R-FL) visited several citrus groves in Lake County last Thursday to assess cold damage. Putnam said he was […]

Thanks to molecular markers developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and university and international cooperators, finding watermelon […]

Dr. Sylvan Wittwer, though now retired and at age 92, has authored Vegetable Gardening In Moapa And Virgin […]

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the names of members of the new Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee. […]

OFA, which runs the Ohio Produce Growers and Marketers Association (OPGMA), has named Michael V. Geary, CAE, as […]

The last week in November, President Obama convened a White House summit to focus attention and develop policy […]

Identification All plant parts can become infected with downy mildew. Leaf symptoms usually appear on the underside of […]

It probably doesn’t come as a surprise to most vegetable growers, especially those who grow leafy greens, that many […]

New label requirements for pre-plant fumigants proposed by EPA are expected to be approved in the coming months, […]

With an increased spotlight on food safety issues, buyers and suppliers of fresh and fresh-cut tomatoes now have […]

During Fiscal Years 2005-2009, the United States Potato Board (USPB) programs delivered results to all growers, for all […]

Michigan State University (MSU) researchers for the first time were able to produce in the laboratory proteins that help […]

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are studying how watermelons grow from a flower to full grown watermelon in […]

The North Carolina Strawberry Association (NCSA) recently received a USDA Specialty Crop Block grant for $20,000 for a […]

The fungus Ascochyta rabiei, a blight-causing pathogen, wreaks havoc on chickpea crops. Now this fungus may meet with […]

Vetica and Tourismo (flubendiamide, buprofezin) insecticides from Nichino America, Inc. received registration from the state of California for […]

One year after the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) Steering Committee unveiled its action plan to enhance the produce […]