Beneficial Of The Month: Green Lacewings By Gene McAvoy|November 1, 2008 Identification Green lacewings (Chrysoperia spp.) are common beneficial insects found throughout North America. Chrysoperia carnea, the common green […]Read More
Blueberry Boost Accelerator Continues to Grow New Innovators in Food By U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council|August 1, 2026
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
Industry Fixed On Fixing Food Safety By Frank Giles|November 1, 2008 FDA food safety director David Acheson addressing the crowd during a recent food safety panel at the Florida […]
Opinion: Cantaloupe Economics Makes Perfect Cents By Frank Giles|November 1, 2008 When I was a kid, I worked during the summers picking cantaloupes to make a little money and […]
Potato Industry Tackles Sustainability By John Keeling|November 1, 2008 Potato growers are hearing from their partners throughout the supply chain that guidelines for sustainable production are in […]
Mystery Virus Concerns Tomato Growers By David Eddy|November 1, 2008 The calls started coming in from concerned growers right around the end of July. They were seeing some […]
Viewing Varieties By Growing Produce Staff|November 1, 2008 Presented here are just some of the details on the latest varieties AVG editors learned about while visiting […]
R.C. Hatton Stays Ahead Of The Curve By Tacy Callies|November 1, 2008 In the 1960s, R.C. Hatton Farms was one of the first vegetable growers to use aerial pest control […]
Opinion: It’s Hard To Measure Sustainability By Brian Sparks|November 1, 2008 Earlier this decade, when organic fruit production and sales began to emerge as more than just a very […]
Essentials Of Sustainability: Conserving Soil Health By Ron Morse|November 1, 2008 Sustainable vegetable growers face a common dilemma — i.e., the need to expend soil organic matter (SOM) during […]
Can Florida Tomato Growers Benefit from Using Grafted Plants? By Frank Giles|November 1, 2008 Can Florida tomato growers benefit from using grafted plants? That is a question Xin Zhao and Eric Simonne, […]
A Winner’s Viewpoint By Growing Produce Staff|November 1, 2008 The annual Grower Achievement Award recognizes superior growers in the U.S. This year’s winner, Lewis Taylor Farms in […]
Creative Use Of Potatoes By Growing Produce Staff|October 1, 2008 The United States Potato Board (USPB) Public Relations Team has conducted three foodservice “Menu Innovations with Potatoes” seminars, […]
Boosting Tomatoes By Lisa Lochridge|October 1, 2008 There’s much to do in the aftermath of the misdirected Salmonella outbreak investigation. Nationwide, the industry has called […]
Roots Run Deep For Fifth-Generation At Heartland Farms By Rosemary Gordon|October 1, 2008 We have all heard this expression from growers: “Farming is in my blood.” That statement also rings true for […]
2008 Top 100 Vegetable Growers By Rosemary Gordon|October 1, 2008 Top 25 – North Rank Company HQ State 2007 Acreage Acreage Change Year Founded Crops Grown In 2007 […]
Lettuce Growers’ MVB By David Eddy|October 1, 2008 Ramy Colfer hates to think what life would be like without the syrphid fly. An agricultural researcher who […]
IPM Increases Vegetable Value By Growing Produce Staff|October 1, 2008 Awareness of the benefits of integrated pest management (IPM) is moving further along the vegetable production and distribution […]
A Story Of Success By Growing Produce Staff|October 1, 2008 Last month, American Vegetable Grower (AVG) presented the seventh annual Grower Achievement Award to a grower operation that […]
IPM For Healthly Vegetables By Growing Produce Staff|October 1, 2008 Awareness of the benefits of integrated pest management (IPM) are moving further along the vegetable production and distribution […]
Fumigant Phase Out In Vegetables By Terry Kelley|October 1, 2008 For many years, soil fumigants have been an essential part of producing vegetables, particularly with plastic mulch. The […]
