Crop Management

GLEXPO vegetable education to be the strongest yet

“At the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO, we get a chance to bring in people from the vegetable industry outside of Michigan and hear their experiences and how they’ve tackled challenges,” said... more »

Seminis to host Felda Idea Exchange in Florida

Seminis Vegetable Seeds invites growers to a new experiential event with its Felda Idea Exchange (iX) on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, in Labelle, Florida. As the second iX event hosted by Seminis Vegetables Inc., the... more »

Crop adviser conference set for December at Purdue

Certified crop advisers, consultants, farmers, agribusiness professionals and students will learn from top experts about crop, nutrient and pest management, and soil and water conservation during the 2018 Indiana Certified Crop Adviser Conference. The conference,... more »

Study: Solar arrays could be used for plant productivity

Oregon State University scientists have found a resource to increase agricultural production on dry, unirrigated farmland – solar panels. In a study published in the journal PLOS One, a research team in OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences... more »

Weed management for organic farms focus of USDA award

Weed management strategies for organic vegetable growers, including challenges to implementing them, will be the focus of a more than $1.9 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and... more »

Pest and nutrient management in caterpillar tunnels

New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station researcher Becky Sideman is studying tomato growth in caterpillar tunnels at the UNH Woodman Horticultural Research Farm. Learn more about her research virtually “As If You Were There.” In partnership with the... more »

UGA: Georgia crop damage merits immediate financial help

To avoid losing their farms following Hurricane Michael, Georgia farmers need financial relief as soon as possible, according to Jeff Dorfman, a professor and agricultural economist in the University of Georgia Department of Agricultural and... more »

Uvalde AgriLife center donates hydroponic Asian vegetables

When researchers at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Uvalde completed recent yield and quality trials on hydroponically produced Asian leafy greens, they didn’t toss the surplus – they donated it to... more »