Vegetables
Todd Greiner Farms expands asparagus production, packaging plant
Todd Greiner Farms Packing, an asparagus grower, packer and shipper based in Hart, Michigan is expanding its production and packaging plans for the 2018 retail season. The company recently completed a 20,000-square-foot addition to its... more »
Mucci Farms strawberries wins Fresh Product of the Year
Kingsville, Ontario-based Mucci Farms has been awarded President's Choice Fresh Product of the Year for PC Ontario Greenhouse Strawberries by Loblaw Companies Limited. "We've been growing traditional greenhouse items for over 50 years but strawberries were our... more »
Author tackles ‘low-maintenance’ vegetable gardening
British garden designer Clare Matthews offers tips for low-maintenance vegetable gardening in a new book. “Low-Maintenance Vegetable Gardening: Bumper Crops in Minutes a Day Using Raised Beds, Planning, and Plant Selection” explains shortcuts and unusual... more »
Driscoll’s offers video peak at berry development programs
Driscoll’s recently published a series of web videos exploring its work in berry breeding research. The video launch is timed with Driscoll’s peak season for blackberries. In one of the videos, Driscoll’s Global Plant Breeding... more »
Michigan asparagus producers vote on keeping development program
Michigan asparagus producers will have an opportunity to vote on whether to continue the Michigan Asparagus Industry Development Program in a referendum conducted by the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD), beginning Monday,... more »
Bayer debut of consumer-friendly Sunions limited
Marketed as “tearless” and sweet-tasting, a new onion variety developed by Bayer CropScience hit shelves in January. Sold under the Sunions brand, the onion was grown commercially by just three growers in two states for... more »
Cornell’s Michael Dickson, breeder of orange cauliflower, dies
Michael Hugh Dickson, professor emeritus in the Horticulture Section of the School of Integrative Plant Science, died March 28 at age 85. Dickson gained fame for his work as... more »
Missed strawberries at Easter? Blame Mother Nature
Heavy California rains are blamed for a small shortage in the U.S. Strawberry supply over the Easter holiday. Local media in the United States such as Pittsburgh’s KDKA-TV earlier reported that fresh markets were running... more »
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