Vegetables

Florida vegetable leader Billy Long Sr. dies

Billy Long Sr., a longtime Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association (FFVA) volunteer leader, has died. He was 87. Long grew up on the eastern shore of Virginia. After graduating from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, he returned home... more »

Cool-season vegetable rotation effective practice

Issues with weeds, insects and disease make certified organic production of vegetables challenging in the southeastern United States. Maintaining and building soil organic carbon in midscale organic production systems can also be difficult due to... more »

Cost share assistance available to organic producers

Starting March 20, organic producers and handlers will be able to visit over 2,100 USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices to apply for federal reimbursement to assist with the cost of receiving and maintaining organic... more »

Johnny’s hosts Culinary Breeding Network’s Lane Selman

Johnny’s Selected Seeds hosted Lane Selman, founder and director of the Culinary Breeding Network (CBN) in Portland, Oregon, as guest speaker at its Research Farm in Albion, Maine. Present at the day-long series of presentations,... more »

DuPont, Syngenta publish joint patent for new herbicide

Syngenta and DuPont Crop Protection have published a joint patent focused on the development of a new herbicide chemistry class. Collaboration on the project started in 2015 and has resulted in the joint patent entitled... more »

John Cochran joins Hollandia Produce as CEO

Hollandia Produce, a portfolio company of Mosaic Capital Partners, has named John Cochran as its new chief executive officer effective Nov. 14, 2016. Cochran’s experience as a CEO of high-growth CPG businesses will serve as... more »

Penn State launches FSMA information website

Penn State Extension recently launched a new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) information website and will be organizing several FSMA educational workshops throughout Pennsylvania during 2017. Over the next several years, the Food and Drug Administration... more »

Tests show low or no pesticide levels in California fruits, vegetables

Tests on produce collected by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) indicate the vast majority of fruits and vegetables available for sale in California meet stringent pesticide safety standards. During its 2015 survey, DPR... more »