Cucumbers
Cucumbers, fruits among list of U.S. goods targeted by retaliatory Canadian tariffs
Cucumbers, along with a long list of fruits, are among U.S. goods targeted in the first phase of retaliatory tariffs announced March 4 by Canada. Canada’s Department of Finance announced 25% tariffs on a list... 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 »
Red Sun Farms relies on high tech to grow year-round produce
Red Sun Farms stands as one of North America’s largest, fully vertically integrated high-tech greenhouse growing operations. With complete ownership and control of the entire process, from seed selection to retail delivery, the company ensures... 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 »
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’ is a cucumber powerhouse that has been farming vegetables for 50 years
Marking its 50th year, Hartung Brothers has become a successful grower and shipper of pickling cucumbers through effective practices in disease and pest management, harvest equipment efficiencies and valuing its workers’ ideas. [caption id="attachment_36650" align="alignright"... more »
Invasive Spotted lanternfly detected in Georgia
Destructive spotted lanternflies (SLF) have been discovered in Georgia. The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) has received confirmation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made the first detection of spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula or... more »
Research indicates medium mesotunnels can exclude insects in cucurbits
Mesotunnels, intermediate in scale between low and high tunnels, can impact the incidences of pests, diseases and quality of fruit produced through such systems. Two studies, one on integrated pest management and the other on... more »
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