Vegetables
Misionero expands organic greens product line
Leafy greens grower Misionero is expanding its organic Earth Greens product line to include Little Gems and Butter Lettuce varieties. The brand expands the product line in an effort to provide more options and flavor... more »
GreenFruit Avocados hires new sales and marketing manager
Mexican avocado grower/shipper, GreenFruit Avocados, today announced that retail veteran Kraig Loomis has been appointed Sales and Marketing Manager effective July 2. GreenFruit Avocados is a grower-owned, vertically... more »
Cantaloupe project seeks variety less susceptible to bacteria
University of Georgia scientists are assisting in a study to find a cantaloupe variety with less netting on the rind in the hopes that the fruit will be less susceptible to the bacteria or pathogens... more »
TechAccel awards STAIR grant for tomato gene editing work
TechAccel, the Kansas City-based technology and venture development company, has selected a grant recipient under the Venture Catalyst Science Translation and Innovative Research (STAIR) Grant program at the University of California, Davis. Anne Britt, Ph.D.,... more »
Watch out for fungal diseases on melons
I’ve seen alternaria and anthracnose on melons so far this season, and have also had some calls with a concern about gummy stem blight. Here’s what to look for to tell the different diseases apart.... more »
Southern blight hitting Mississippi’s tomatoes hard
Conditions have been ideal this summer for a disease outbreak that makes tomatoes wilt and look like they are just too dry. Southern blight is a fungal disease of tomatoes commonly characterized by white, thread-like... more »
Author describes the economy, ecology of small farm decision-making
Many are the challenges of the small farmer. Smaller production numbers keep the economy of scale low, and farmland prices make expansion difficult. All operations, including decisions like equipment purchases, must be carefully planned. Michael... more »
Downy mildew, late blight seen in mid-Atlantic region
Downy mildew has most recently been confirmed on cucumbers in southern New Jersey and Maryland. Sources of the disease are continuing to build in the southeastern U.S., but the current weather patterns are favoring a... more »
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