Crop Management
Melon Production Management Research Boosts Watermelon Yields and Disease Resistance
With consumer demand shifting toward seedless watermelons with darker rinds and smaller sizes, breeders are developing improved varieties that meet these preferences while also addressing disease resistance. Research at the University of George (UGA) are leading... more »
Editor’s Letter: Praising the lowly cucumber
The December 2024 issue of Vegetable Growers News focuses on the upcoming Great Lakes EXPO, Hartung Brothers, volunteer potatoes and cucumbers. It’s amazing how much one can do with a cucumber. USAToday reports TikTok is... more »
Hartung Brothers Marks 50 Years of Growth with Innovative Cucumber Production Methods
For 50 years, Hartung Brothers has grown from a small family venture into a leading grower, processor, and shipper of pickling cucumbers. The company attributes its success to advanced cucumber production methods, efficient harvest technology,... more »
Michigan winters are not cold enough to reduce risk of volunteer potatoes
Potatoes are an important crop to Michigan’s economy so it might come as a surprise to some that not all potatoes are desirable. Volunteer potatoes are a unique type of weed: they are potatoes left... more »
Improving soil health focus of Organic Grower Summit session
Regenerative agriculture practices align with organic standards, emphasizing climate-friendly practices and soil health. In 1985, a decade or so after he started farming, Scott Park realized something had to change. “We started realizing that our... more »
Clemson simplifying South Carolina grower organic transition
Clemson is working to help South Carolina growers more efficiently and easily transition to organic growing. Juan McAllister, a personal chef from Georgia, owns his grandfather’s farm in Effingham, South Carolina. He wants to grow... more »
Talking Tech: New app innovations aid growers
Farming has forever been changed by technology, with new innovations helping growers of fruit, vegetables and tree nuts improve things such as pest management, disease monitoring and data collecting. One of the biggest help to... more »
The Gingerichs’ journey to organic farming is rooted in family
Farming has always been home to Luke and Annie Gingerich. The couple has turned that lifelong love into a successful organic peach growing operation called Bluebird Organic Fruit Co. in Colorado. As both had grown... more »
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