Vegetables

Perdue talks labor, trade with Colorado vegetable growers

Members of the Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association (CFVGA) met with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue May 15 at Sakata Farms to discuss the biggest challenges facing their farms. "Securing qualified,... more »

Farm Bill voted down in US House

A proposed 2018 Farm Bill failed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, May 18. The Republican leadership failed to gather votes from its conservative members, national news media reported, and the bill failed... more »

Michigan asparagus growers to continue development program

Michigan’s asparagus producers have approved a referendum to continue the Michigan Asparagus Industry Development Program. The program will continue for an additional five years, beginning June 8, 2018, and ending June 7, 2023. The current... more »

Harris Seeds/Garden Trends hires vegetable product manager

Harris Seeds/Garden Trends, a leading provider of quality vegetable and flower seeds, plants and horticultural supplies to both professional growers and home garden customers throughout the United States, recently hired Kristen Andersen as vegetable product... more »

Swanson Pickle’s next generation stepping up with improvements

A new crop of Swansons are learning to manage risk and transition at the family’s farm and processing facility in Michigan’s Muskegon County. The family business is cucumbers, which Swanson Pickle then ferments in 1,374... more »

Watermelon growers set for strong production year

The table is set for more watermelon this season, say officials in the National Watermelon Promotion Board. Watermelon’s prevalence in the produce aisle, on restaurant tables and in consumers’... more »

Perdue appoints 14 to variety protection board

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has appointed 14 members to serve two-year terms on the Plant Variety Protection Board. Two alternate members were also appointed. “Innovation in the plant and seed industry has always been vital... more »

Vegetable grafting resources released

The grafting of vegetable seedlings is a unique horticultural technology used worldwide to overcome soil-borne diseases and pests, and/or to increase plant vigor under various environmental stress conditions such as... more »