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WVU professor unveils new tomato
For more than half his life, Mannon Gallegly, West Virginia University professor emeritus of plant pathology, has been perfecting the tomato. In 1950, his research on vegetable diseases and tomato blight at WVU led him on a... more »
How to enhance soil health in a high tunnel
Woodstock Orchards in Windham County, Connecticut, is a diversified, 100-acre orchard and vegetable farm. In 2012, the farm’s owner, Doug Young, attended a soil health workshop where he watched, along with his farming colleagues, a rainfall... more »
Researcher spends 25 years developing chile variety
Since 1992, Michael Bartolo has patiently bred chile peppers to find varieties that are popular with buyers and profitable for growers. In 2005, Arkansas Valley growers first planted Mosco, a Pueblo-chile type. Today, Mosco... more »
Top principles for growing strawberries in substrate
The first modern production of strawberries in substrate started in Holland in the early 1980s. Early strawberry production in glasshouses suffered from soilborne diseases, mainly Phytophthora cactorum and verticilium. Methyl bromide was no longer... more »
Strawberries aided by food waste compost
Synthetic or chemical or inorganic fertilizers are commonly used in many conventional crop production systems providing essential nutrients necessary for optimal plant growth and yields. While these fertilizers provide plants with readily available nutrients, excessive... more »
Smartphones, other tools put every drop to work
By dryland standards, potato growers in Washington’s rainy Skagit County don’t irrigate much – only about 5 inches a year. But thanks to conservation efforts, “those 5 inches mean a lot here,” said Don... more »
Smartphones, other tools put every drop to work
By dryland standards, potato growers in Washington’s rainy Skagit County don’t irrigate much – only about 5 inches a year. But thanks to conservation efforts, “those 5 inches mean a lot here,” said Don McMoran,... more »
Hayden joins MSU vegetable team
Zachary (Zack) Hayden wanted to pursue studies involving the environment. He found there was no better way to get in touch with that discipline than working in agriculture. Hayden, who joined Michigan State University (MSU)... more »
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