Vegetables
Sensor monitors fruit cargo
Fruits can quickly perish on their journey from the farm to the store, and current methods for measuring the temperature inside cargo containers are not always sufficiently reliable. A new artificial fruit sensor developed by... more »
Dual Magnum labeled for Michigan summer squash, strawberry
Syngenta Crop Protection has added summer squash and strawberry to the Dual Magnum (S-metolachlor) Michigan 24c SLN label. Dual Magnum is a pre-emergence herbicide that provides suppression of several annual grasses and broadleaves, and also... more »
Study suggests new approaches to onion disease
Bacterial leaf blight, caused by Pantoea agglomerans, has been a limiting factor for Michigan onion growers in recent years. The bacterium was isolated from onion plants in Ottawa County in 2011 and was the first... more »
Watch for Stewart’s wilt in Michigan sweet corn this year
The average temperature from December through February determines the survival of the corn flea beetle that transfers the Stewart’s wilt bacteria into sweet corn. Based on this winter’s temperature data, the survival of corn flea... more »
Census of Agriculture countdown begins
America's farmers will soon have the opportunity to participate in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Conducted every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the census is a... more »
AgriLife breeding program to develop improved cultivars
A vegetable breeding program at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Uvalde could bring improved onion, watermelon, tomato and black-eyed pea varieties to producers in south and central Texas. "The uniqueness of... more »
Onions successfully grown in low tunnels
Researchers with the University of New Hampshire report they have successfully grown bulbing onions planted in fall for a spring harvest with the aid of inexpensive low tunnels. The new research, which was funded by... more »
Freezing temperatures threaten Alabama strawberry crops
The threat of freezing temperatures in Alabama quickly shifted strawberry growers from production mode into protection mode. Producers of both fruits are making preparations to protect their crops from frost and freezing temperatures. Alabama Cooperative... more »
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