Cucumbers
Great Lakes Greenhouses boosts cucumber production with LED Lighting
Great Lakes Greenhouses, a North American hydroponic cucumber grower, has enhanced production through the use of Philips GreenPower LED toplighting and the GrowWise Control System (GWCS). The advanced lighting systems, provided by Signify, allow for... more »
USDA helping growers affected by Hurricane Debby
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making indemnity payments to producers impacted by hurricane Debby. The USDA announced the counties that have triggered for payment under the Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index (HIP-WI) endorsement for Hurricane... more »
Terra Vera product to help protect bees, crop pollination
AgTech company Terra Vera has introduced a new brand aimed at enhancing bee health. The Albuquerque-based firm’s ApiVera initiative comes in response to the ongoing decline in bee populations, a major concern for growers of... more »
Weather challenges vex East Coast organic vegetables
Weather issues are challenging this year's East Coast organic vegetable deal. Sustained hot, wet weather has been affecting organic produce crops from Georgia to Maine. Hurricane Debby and high summer temperatures have reduced the growing... more »
MSU names new Plant & Pest Diagnostics director
Jan Byrne now heads Michigan State University’s (MSU) Plant & Pest Diagnostics department. In the promotion, Byrne succeeds Ray Hammerschmidt, who plans to retire. Byrne, who holds a doctoral degree, has worked at MSU as... more »
Cucurbit downy mildew detected in New England
Cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) has been spotted in New England. CDM was reported the week of Aug. 5 on cucumber crops by growers in Franklin County, Massachusetts, which is the southern border of New Hampshire’s... more »
New farm manager at MSU plant pathology, entomology centers
A new farm manager has been named to supervise the Michigan State University Plant Pathology and Entomology Research Centers. Jared Andrews will direct and lead daily operations and administrative duties at the two MSU AgBioResearch... more »
Albaugh wins California fungicide registration for oomycete diseases
Crop protection specialist Albaugh LLC has received registration in California for a fungicide that battles a major disease afflicting a variety of fruit, vegetable and nut crops. Soilborne oomycete diseases, including pythium and Phytophthora spp.,... more »
