Syngenta’s purchase of storied vegetable seed company Abbott & Cobb made news this week. American Vegetable Grower reached out Paul Minehart, Head of Syngenta’s Corporate Communications-North America, to learn more about the acquisition.
Sweet alyssum can help biologically control aphids on transplanted organic romaine lettuce but can take up valuable land. USDA-ARS researcher Eric Brennan shares techniques he’s learned over 10 years.
Government agency officially implements 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (WHIP) to speed recovery in rural communities impacted by calamity.
USDA had such great success with vegetable classes at its go-to test market (the farmers market on the National Mall), it’s launching the program across the country.