Improved awareness of good nutritional value is a leading factor contributing to the increased consumption of fresh vegetables. […]
Is worth a pound of cure. This old proverb, attributed to Ben Franklin, could have been taken directly […]
For most short-stake culture systems for tomatoes, some pruning is usually done. There are some real advantages to […]
When the California Tomato Commission (CTC) announced last fall that it was downsizing — paring away its marketing […]
There are an awful lot of factors involved in maintaining postharvest quality of your crops, but keeping two […]
When I was putting this column together, one sentence kept popping into my head that summed up what […]
How Resistance Develops Understanding why and how a fungus develops resistance to a specific fungicide is important to […]
After 13 years in Jackson, Mississippi, the annual Greenhouse Tomato Short Course moved down the road a […]
This year’s World Ag Expo, held as always in Tulare, CA, just south of Fresno, had a little […]
Potato production since the 1940s has shifted to the Pacific Northwest, with Idaho, Washington, and Oregon now accounting […]
New Holland Expands Tractor Lines New Holland has introduced two new models to its TT-A Series tractor line. […]
The rain may have dampened the ground but it certainly had no impact on Chuck Mohler’s spirits the […]
Noted as the place to see the newest and most cutting-edge innovations from companies around the globe, HortiFair is […]
Greenhouse growers offer their tomatoes, lettuce, and cucumber plants a favorable environment to produce fruit. At the same […]
Identification Melon thrips larvae resemble the adults, but they lack wings and are smaller. Larvae feed in groups, […]
Last column, we talked about a few of the terms that are important to greenhouse tomato growers. I’m […]
The major challenge in Florida during the transition stage is control of weeds, especially perennial weeds such as […]
Perhaps no one is as familiar with the effects of herbicide injury on fruit and vegetable crops as […]
When Betty O-Toole’s family began farming in Florida, James K. Polk was president, the U.S. Naval Academy had […]