New Syngenta foliar insecticides garner EPA approval
The latest insect control tool from crop protection and technology company Syngenta has received EPA registration and is available for use, subject to state approvals. Plinazolin technology, in development for 12 years, will power five... more »
Hydroponic farming: Great Lakes Growers’ sustainable lettuce growing
Great Lakes Growers is a Midwest hydroponic grower of fresh, nutritious lettuces and herbs — growing everything in a state-of-the art greenhouse using water instead of soil. By providing its plants with the optimal amount... more »
UF new host for major plant breeding accelerator program
The University of Florida (UF) is the new home for a plant breeding improvement program. Breeding Insight (BI) is a USDA Agricultural Research Service-funded program that supports public breeding efforts via more than 61 USDA... more »
Full Belly Farm balances the practical with the ecological
Diversification and sustainable growing practices are key elements in the recipe of success for Full Belly Farm, which grows a large mix of fruit, vegetables and nuts in California’s picturesque Capay Valley west of Sacramento.... more »
Enza Zaden releases lettuce varieties with downy mildew resistance
Enza Zaden has released lettuce varieties highly resistant to new downy mildew, a disease that could harm California lettuce production, particularly in the Salinas and Imperial valleys. A newly identified race of Bremia lactucae, the... more »
From seed to store
When Banny Oakes started a produce stand in South Florida in the 1930s, he likely could not have foreseen that his no-frills business would grow into the largest independently owned agribusiness in the region. Under... more »
Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention farm, market tour
Participants in the Jan. 27-30 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention in Hershey, Pennsylvania, were able to view southeast Pennsylvania farm and farm market operations east of Harrisburg. During the Jan. 27 tour, participants visited these... more »
Cattail Organics grows success through organic farming practices
From its start in 2017, Cattail Organics in Athens, Wisconsin has built a reputation for organic vegetable farming. Founded by Katrina Becker, the farm produces vegetables, melons, seedling, maple syrup and herbs while focusing on... more »
Chicago farm market’s success
Goebbert’s Farm, a northwest Chicago suburb farm market operation, has been selling fruits and vegetables since 1948. Goebbert’s Farm, based in South Barrington, Illinois, sells a large variety of fruit and vegetables, including cabbage, cucumbers,... more »
GFVGA leader Charles Hall dies
Charles Hall, the former executive director of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA), has died. Hall, 74, died Jan. 20. Hall was GFVGA’s executive director since the association was organized in 1996. Though... more »
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Hollabaugh’s Pennsylvania vegetable, farm market success
40 Under Forty class
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