Category: Crop Management
Hartung Brothers marks 50 years of growth with innovative cucumber production methods
Hartung Brothers marks 50 years with innovative cucumber production methods and family leadership. Learn more about their success.
Warming winters increase potato production challenges and solutions
Michigan growers face potato production challenges. Read about potential solutions as warming winters fuel volunteer potatoes pest issues.
Improving soil health focus of Organic Grower Summit session
Regenerative agriculture practices align with organic standards, emphasizing climate-friendly practices and soil health.
Clemson simplifying South Carolina grower organic transition
Clemson is working to help South Carolina growers more efficiently and easily transition to organic growing.
Precision agriculture technology transforms farming
Discover how precision agriculture technology with apps, AI, and IoT helps growers improve efficiency, pest control, and sustainability.
Bluebird Organic Fruit Co. thrives with organic peach farming
Bluebird Organic Fruit Co. thrives with organic peach farming, focusing on sustainability, soil stewardship and premium fresh peaches.
Most prevalent disease pressures in 2024
Vegetable Growers News wants to know what disease pressures you faced and how you handled the challenge in 2024.
Invasive Spotted lanternfly detected in Georgia
Destructive spotted lanternflies (SLF) have been discovered in Georgia.
Florida strawberry growers aided by new varieties
New strawberry varieties are assisting Florida growers.
Evolving downy mildew strains test spinach growers
Most afternoons, a coastal breeze blows in from Castroville to King City, cooling the Salinas Valley and supporting a wide range of vegetable crops from artichokes to broccoli to spinach.
Editor’s letter: Considering new varieties, pest prevention
The Vegetable Growers News (VGN) November 2024 issue’s editor’s letter discusses new varieties, pest prevention and more.
USDA to construct ag research center in Davis, California
The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) broke ground on the Agricultural Research and Technology Center (ARTC) in Davis, California, marking a new phase in agricultural innovation. The modern facility will centralize ARS labs currently at the University of California, Davis, and support advances in climate resilience, water scarcity solutions, pest management, and crop preservation.
Maximizing crop yield, sustainability and advanced crop management techniques
During the 2024 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo, attendees can gain insights into pest management and production practices to maximize yields.
Strategic plan released by organic farming foundation
Working to foster the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming systems, the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) has approved a long-term strategic plan.
SOWTH 2025 conference focuses on Southern farming
Sustaining family farms throughout the South is the focus of a three-day event set for February in Atlanta.
UF research shows herbicide plus fertilizer equals fewer weeds, more tomatoes
A combination of herbicide and fertilizer can prevent the nasty nutsedge weed from harming tomatoes, new University of Florida research shows. That, in turn, should mean more of the fruit being sold in the marketplace.
Vive Crop Protection accelerates crop protection product development
Vive Crop Protection is speeding the introduction of its crop protection products.
Refreshing your disease management plan
It’s always a good time to develop or revisit plans for managing diseases. Read more how planning for diseases will help to make effective management decisions and prevent disease losses.
Soil tarping for weed management tested in onion production
Onions are particularly susceptible to competition with weeds during production. Learn about research showing how soil tarping reduces weed pressure.
Irrigation supplier Rivulis working with growers to fight climate change
Growers, through irrigation, can help fight climate change, according to Rivulis, a micro and drip irrigation supplier.