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Morgan Composting thrives in soil health market

A growing compost business in Michigan sees its role as helping farmers grow more high-value fruit and vegetable crops. Morgan Composting’s headquarters sits on top of a hill in remote Sears, Michigan, where the family once milked cows. What beg... more

Midwest Veg Guide to be offered in digital format

The 2020 Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers will have an updated online component this year, and is slated for release in December 2019. Currently, the guide can be viewed online at www.mwveguide.org as a pdf. The updated webs... more

Action, empathy urged for stressed growers

Headlines for years have repeatedly announced crisis levels of farm stress, but a surplus of spring rain in some U.S. regions has made this season particularly concerning. In the Midwest, growers have had less time to work outdoors. Disease pressu... more

Chuck Obern, a curious cultivator, is Florida Farmer of the Year

“It’s not really about me. It’s about everybody along the path.”

Vitalis Organic Seeds: Celebrating 25 years providing the best in genetics for organic growers

{Sponsored} Twenty-five years ago, Vitalis Organic Seeds formed with a vision to provide the best in vegetable and herb genetics for organic growers. This vision has been manifested through global organic seed production and breeding programs dedica... more

7 questions with FFVA’s Mike Joyner

The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association (FFVA) named Mike Joyner as the organization’s new president in October 2018. He succeeded long-time FFVA president Mike Stuart. Joyner’s experience in agricultural and environmental issues runs de... more

Mann Packing details work developing Caulilini

Have you met Caulilini? The packaged baby cauliflower florets made their debut in June at the United Fresh Produce Association’s 2019 Convention & Expo in Chicago. But the project started three and half years before, at a somewhat less auspi... more