Vegetables
Long-running vegetable seed company is enhancing local value with a global vision.
The Longview School District in East Texas gets to the root of several issues by growing its own produce and serving it to students.
While cover crops help growers overall, some choices can actually host plant diseases.
As the wreckage of the bridge prevents movement of ships to and from port terminals, negative economic impacts compound.
Early-season ‘Lumina’ leads a quartet of newer strawberry cultivars that are well suited for mid-Atlantic growers.
Cox Farms, a new business focused on sustainable food and agriculture, includes Mucci Farms and BrightFarms in its portfolio.
American Vegetable Grower Editor Carol Miller says farming’s future depends on a better understanding of soil, plants, breeding, and general environment.
One-on-one interview with Henry Gordon-Smith, Founder and CEO of Agritecture, yielded some great insights. Here are some key takeaways.
Kathleen Glass of Aquaspy says collaboration and less distraction are keys to climate smart agriculture success.
Anaerobic soil disinfestation helps suppress weeds and disease without fumigants.
University of Florida web-based system designed to track weather patterns affecting plants.
The Alliance for Food and Farming stands up again to say there is plenty of research to refute controversial listing from Environmental Working Group.
Learn more about a handful of studies exploring the subtle workings of pollinators and melons.
Temperature control in greenhouses and other growing environments requires attentiveness to several metrics and tools.
Walt Duflock of Western Growers discusses technology that can help growers take advantage of programs to fund and verify costly production practice changes.
There is grower money to be accorded, and not just from traditional banks.
Many small- and medium-scale family farms aren’t adopting AI because it’s out of their price range and area of expertise. Can drones make it easier?
The favored pieces of equipment are varied for this Massachusetts-based vegetable operation, but the end goal with each is one in the same.
American Fruit Grower Senior Editor Thomas Skernivitz’s first real look at controlled environmental agriculture is an eye-opener.