Vegetables
Perdue visits Maine vegetable grower
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a Republican from Maine, tour Sandy River Farms with the farm owners, the York Family, on Wednesday, Sept. 19. The farm operations, located near Farmington, Maine,... more »
PanAmerican Seed hires lead vegetable breeder
PanAmerican Seed recently hired Luther McLaughlin as general manager of its vegetable breeding initiative. McLaughlin will have the overall responsibility for breeding, product development, sales and marketing of the... more »
United Fresh Start Foundation hosts fundraiser for kids’ access to produce
FreshStart 2019, the United Fresh Start Foundation’s annual conference, golf tournament and gala dinner bringing the industry together to increase kids’ access to fresh produce, will take place January 15-17, 2019 at the La Quinta... more »
Study reveals bees’ best wildflowers
With bee pollinators in decline and pesky crop pests lowering yields, sustainable and organic farmers need environmentally friendly solutions. One strategy is to border crops with wildflower plantings to attract pollinators and pest predators. But... more »
LidoChem new fertilizer offers improved stress tolerance
Performance Nutrition, a division of LidoChem, this week launched of Prudent 40PLUS, a highly concentrated phosphite fertilizer fortified with 17 free L-amino acids. Prudent 40PLUS combines two effective and complementary technologies to maintain plant health,... more »
California’s slice of the Specialty Crop Block Grant: $22.6M
California led all other states with a $22.6 million grant from the USDA's 2018 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP), the most in the country. More than $102 million was distributed nationally, with $72 million... more »
Texas church harvests its 14.5-acre garden
A Texas church is has its hands full harvesting vegetables this fall. Yielding around 20,000 lbs. of fruit and vegetables per year, the Denton Bible Church community garden supplies more than a dozen Denton-area ministries... more »
Paris Four Seasons hotel tries growing its own vegetables
Talk about the cream of the crop. A luxury hotel in Paris, the Four Seasons Hotel George V, is establishing an organic garden to grow fruits and vegetables for a hotel restaurant, Le George. “When we open... more »
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