Northeast
Monson family farm in Massachusetts tradition meets solar technology
SunBug Solar, a Massachusetts-based solar solutions provider, has completed the construction of a dual-use solar-terra photovoltaic system in Monson, Massachusetts. The design of the system allows the local landowner to harvest both sun from above... more »
Workers restricted to farms under one grower’s virus lockdown
Each spring, a thousand or more Mexican tomato pickers descend on Virginia’s Eastern Shore to toil in the fields of Lipman Family Farms, enduring long hours stooped over to pluck the plump fruit and then... more »
Fresh fruit and vegetable program offered by 168 New Jersey schools
As part of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture’s continuing efforts to improve nutritional opportunities for school children, New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher today announced 168 New Jersey schools are participating in... more »
Greg Curcio joins Seedway as sales representative for New York-North
Seedway LLC has added Greg Curcio as sales representative for the New York – North Vegetable Seed Division. According to a news release, Curcio earned his bachelor’s degree in... more »
Grant awarded to study how plants affect microbiomes
For centuries, scientists have worked above ground, studying plants and their effect on biodiversity. Lying below the scientists’ feet, though, is a world with even richer biodiversity – the soil. There are an estimated 1... more »
Virtual format planned for 2021 Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention
The 2021 Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention will be held virtually during the week of Feb. 8, 2021. Normally over 2,400 fruit, vegetable and berry growers and other industry personnel from throughout the mid-Atlantic region... more »
Loan funding granted for BrightFarms greenhouse expansion
Pennsylvania Gov.Tom Wolf announced Oct. 7 two new low-interest loan approvals through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) that will assist in the construction of a BrightFarms produce growing, processing, and warehouse facility in Snyder... more »
Bob Pound to handle Eastern sales and support for Chemical Dynamics
Long-time crop nutrient consultant Bob Pound joins Chemical Dynamics as sales representative for the Eastern region of the United States to support its line of plant micronutrients and foliar fertilizers. Pound is an agronomist and... more »