Marketing
Georgia watermelon group dedicates marketing funds
The Georgia Watermelon Association (GWA) will dedicate more than $90,000 to a strategic marketing program during the 2015 watermelon season. According to a news release, the program will have a fourfold approach using billboards, television... more »
Georgia vegetable growers approve new marketing order assessment
Georgia vegetable growers have a new marketing order. The Georgia Agriculture Commodity Commission for Vegetables – Marketing Order for Vegetables was approved with 92 percent of eligible growers responding in favor of the new assessment... more »
Growing tomatoes a humbling experience
Tomatoes can be a very challenging to grow commercially. Managing nutrients, diseases, and insect pests all contribute to this annual test of our spirits. If it was not for the high potential for profits few... more »
John Deere updates compact utility tractor line
Designed and built in Augusta, Georgia, the 2015 John Deere 3032E and 3038E compact utility tractors feature customer-driven updates for added convenience, comfort and ease of use. The 3E Series models are practical for rural... more »
MarketMaker upgrade could help growers sell produce
Growers and other industry representatives could benefit from upgrades to a national electronic marketing tool for buying and selling locally produced foods, according to the program's developers.The National Food MarketMaker Program was touted from its... more »
Michigan asparagus price is unchanged
Michigan asparagus growers will receive the same price they saw in 2014.Handlers will pay 79 cents per pound (cash) for the growers' asparagus this year – 80.5 cents per pound with payment terms, according to... more »
U.S. Sweet Potato Council hires new executive secretary
The U.S. Sweet Potato Council recently hired Kay Rentzel as its new executive secretary, following the interim service of Sue Johnson Langdon of the North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission.Rentzel's work for the council includes working... more »
Growers: Purchase crop insurance before March 15 deadline
Michigan USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Christine White urges producers who want to purchase coverage through the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) to do so before the sales closing date of March... more »