Vegetables

Vidalia onions pack date announced

Vidalia onions will be available starting Friday, April 20, the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the Vidalia Onion Committee recently announced. Grown and hand-cultivated exclusively in 20 southeastern Georgia counties by 80 registered growers and... more »

WeighPack debuts ‘Sleek Inverted’ packager

WeighPack has added a new device to its Sleek Wrapper-brand of automatic flow packaging machines. Flow wrapping is a horizontal packaging process in which product enters the machinery and is wrapped in clear or printed film,... more »

$8.4 M for growers who are veterans or disadvantaged

Growers who are veterans of the armed forces or who are socially disadvantaged will have access to up to $8.4 million of USDA funding, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office announced March 26. The funding... more »

Dallas Fresh Food Association to host Tom Stenzel

The Dallas Fresh Food Association (DFFA), a local association dedicated to raising the profile of fresh food in North Texas, will host United Fresh President and CEO Tom Stenzel as its guest speaker April 4 at the... more »

NatureFresh Farms shines light on tomatoes in Leamington expansion

John Ketler, general manager at NatureFresh Farms, has announced the newest NatureFresh Farms greenhouse expansion taking place in Leamington, Ontario, later this year. Construction of a new 32-acre greenhouse facility will commence in the summer... more »

EPA OK’s Blossom Protect, Botector to increase storage time

Vista, California-based Westbridge Agricultural Products' has received Environmental Protection Agency approval for an extended storage period on the Blossom Protect and Botector product labels. The new labels extend the storage time from 10 months to... more »

Cost estimates for growing processing tomatoes in California

A new study on the costs and returns of producing processing tomatoes in Fresno County and the central San Joaquin Valley has been released by the UC ANR Agricultural Issues Center. Growers contemplating crops to... more »

Fungicide for powdery mildew introduced by Nichino America

Nichino America has introduced Gatten, a new fungicide for powdery mildew control in grapes and other crops. Nichino and OAT Agrio Co., Ltd., the discoverer and manufacturer of Gatten, have reached an agreement for Nichino... more »