Category: By Region
Georgia updates Hurricane Idalia damage
Hurricane Idalia Georgia Georgia Department of Agriculture
California LGMA releases annual report
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement recently released its 2022-23 Annual Report, logging one decertification from 317 scheduled and unannounced audits.
Food Export Association of the Midwest offers funding
Food Export Association of the Midwest USA Food Export–Midwest exports
Growing lettuce in non-traditional areas of Florida
University of Florida Lettuce Breeding Program UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences lettuce romaine
Growers assess Hurricane Idalia damage in Southeast
Hurricane Idalia Georgia Florida storm damage
Registration opens for MSU organic farmer training program
MSU Organic Farmer Training Program Michigan State University Department of Horticulture soil health water pests disease
PVGA contracts with management firm for executive leadership
Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association PVGA Wanner Associates Pennsylvania Vegetable Marketing and Research Program
Kendall Hill, North Carolina sweet potato leader, dies
Robert Kendall Hill North Carolina sweet potatoes Tull Hill Farms lettuce
Organic growers seek climate change solutions via Farm Bill
As Congress hammers out the 2023 Farm Bill, growing interest in the impacts of agriculture on climate could give organic farmers more political sway as they advocate for funding and programs that help them.
California county farm bureau names Farmer of the Year
The San Diego County Farm Bureau has named Mary Matava of Oceanside, California, as its 2022 Farmer of the Year.
Weather disrupts California processing tomato harvest
As California growers harvest this season’s processing tomato crop, there is concern that canneries could struggle to keep up with a backlog of fruit deliveries.
Crookham onion variety fares well in challenging northwest season
Crookham onion Defender Crookham Co. varieties onion breeding
Wolverine State growers pressed by AEWR, labor challenges
Adverse Effect Wage Rate AEWR labor farm labor farmworkers Michigan Farm Bureau labor
GL EXPO: ‘Fancy Lady Cowgirl’ and the digital market space
To maintain a thriving business, growers and farm marketers have a number of resources available to them: social media, trade shows, trade publications and — especially — fellow growers.
High tunnel boost: Improve production
High tunnels are popular season extension tools for vegetable crops across the U.S. While most northern high tunnels use inflated double-layer plastic cover, application in the Southeast is questionable due to the mild spring climate.
Comparing nitrogen management technologies
Nitrogen is the nutrient most likely to rob high demand vegetables of yield. Learn how excess application can also reduce produce quality.
High tunnels help Sugar Top Farm fight insects, heat
Sugar Top Farms employs high tunnels to battle insects and winds. The tunnels help the central Florida area farm grow leafy greens on the highest point on the Florida peninsula.
Crookham plans Onion Reveal 2023
Crookham Onion Reveal onion varieties onion breeding