Vegetables
Vegetable breeder Enza Zaden identifies gene that provides resistance against the deadly disease. See how they did it.
Walmart issued a voluntary recall for potentially listeria-contaminated watermelon. Just a couple days later, Michigan-based retail Meijer and Arizona-based distributor Eagle Produce recalled cantaloupes due to possible Salmonella.
A new study digs deep to find that a soil microbiome can enhance carrot resistance to Alternaria dauci. Find out how.
You don’t have to build brand new to get better results. Experts share tips on how targeted improvements can increase yield and protect your pocketbook.
Find out more about a multimillion-dollar research project that is taking aim at Alternaria leaf blight and head rot.
Following a pandemic-related delay, the FDA implements its blueprint for smarter traceability.
Growers need a plan to keep employees safe. The CDC has recommendations.
Big and small organic farms across the nation let nature lead farm management.
The mushrooms were likely imported.
This year has featured more than its fair share of hardship. Can we add a pumpkin shortage to 2020’s mix, too? We dug around to set the record straight.
Huge produce industry event held annually in Savannah, GA, is the latest to go virtual due to the pandemic.
Mental health must be attended to and nurtured daily just like a crop.
New studies show warming temperatures and changing rainfall will drive agriculture drastically northward. And it might happen sooner than you think.
But only 4% are already growing it, according to American Vegetable 2020 Grower’s State of the Vegetable Industry Survey.
It stands to reason that living organisms act differently from chemicals in a tank mix. Here’s a primer to get the most from your biologicals.
Learn more about a USDA-backed project to help unearth the nitrogen cycling benefits of sunn hemp and others across organic vegetable systems in Florida.
USDA to provide additional direct assistance to growers and ranchers impacted by the coronavirus.
There’s a lot that can go wrong when using biocontrols. Don’t add your application technique to the list.
Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this vegetable pest.