Precision Agriculture 101 By Nathan Watermeier|July 1, 2007 How does one get started with integrating precision agriculture into his operation? There are several ways of looking […]Read More
Smart Tech in the Field: What’s Gaining Ground for Vegetable Growers By Michele Katsaris|October 24, 2026
Late Blight Control Posted by Christina Herrick|July 1, 2007 The most important foliar disease of potatoes is late blight. By following the guidelines presented here, the incidence […]
Pest Of The Month: White Grub By Gene McAvoy|July 1, 2007 Identification May beetle larvae are white with a C-shape body, brown head, and three pairs of legs. Two […]
Gene The Pumpkin Man By Laura Drotleff|July 1, 2007 The Rhodes family farm in Kalamazoo, MI, started out like many in the late 1800s. When Myron Henry […]
Guiding Cultivators Offer Cost Savings To Growers By John W. Inman|July 1, 2007 Growers in California’s Salinas Valley report significant savings when using an automatic cultivator guidance system. The system, made […]
A 2007 View On Advances In Technology By John W. Inman|July 1, 2007 The Tillivator, although it was supposed to eliminate hand weeding, was not a successful venture. Technology that is […]
A 2007 View On Marketing Orders By Charlotte Sine|June 1, 2007 There are 29 federal marketing orders for fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and specialty crops in effect, and four […]
Insect Control Tips In Greenhouses By Dr. Kenneth Sorensen|June 1, 2007 Greenhouse growers offer their tomatoes, lettuce, and cucumber plants a favorable environment to produce fruit. At the same […]
Lessons Learned Over The Years At Arbini Farms By David Eddy|June 1, 2007 Arbini Farms has come full circle. What started a century ago as a small, so-called truck garden, and […]
Vegetable Rotation Makes “Cents” By Ron Morse|June 1, 2007 Sustainable agricultural systems strive to minimize off-farm inputs and maximize productivity (crop yield) and profitability using on-farm resources. […]
Mechanization Matters In Vegetable Production By David Eddy|June 1, 2007 While you’d think that problems in securing adequate labor would speed the mechanization of many on-farm tasks, the […]
Adapting To Change By Rosemary Gordon|June 1, 2007 Lon McGlasson has been a grower his entire life. His father before him farmed, as did his grandfather […]
Grand And Compact Tractors By Growing Produce Staff|June 1, 2007 The Grand L40-series compact tractor from Kubota offers three types of advanced transmissions, Kubota diesel engines, and redesigned […]
Opinion: Consumers Losing Confidence In Food Safety By David Eddy|June 1, 2007 Dealing with the issue of food safety is much better in the abstract. I say that because I […]
Labor Issues Come Full Circle By Richard Jones|June 1, 2007 H-2A isn’t working. If you’ve ever attempted to cut through all of the red tape required to bring […]
ATVs And UTVs Part V By John W. Inman|June 1, 2007 The first ATVs and UTVs on the market were two-wheel-drive units. Early on manufacturers began offering four-wheel drive […]
Advances In Spray Technology By Growing Produce Staff|June 1, 2007 Looking for a new angle — in your spray tip? The Guardian spray tip from Hypro offers a […]
Times Are Changing For Diesel Engines By John W. Inman|June 1, 2007 Diesel engines are the power unit for growers, and now they are being changed to meet new exhaust […]
Food Safety’s Cost For Vegetable Growers By David Eddy|June 1, 2007 During the many discussions regarding food safety in recent years, one recurring theme kept rearing its ugly head: […]
Learning The Ropes Of Organic Vegetable Growing By Martin Lichty|June 1, 2007 Our adventure into vegetable growing began in 1995, when my wife and I purchased a 50-acre farm in […]
