Category: Vegetables
New Jersey Ag Secretary Douglas Fisher retires
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher is retiring after 14 years in the position, following a career as supermarket owner and operator and member of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Florida tomato growers defend suspension agreement filing
Tomato Suspension Agreement Florida Tomato Exchange Fresh Produce Association of the Americas
Global Produce & Floral Show registration opens
Registration is now open for the Global Produce & Floral Show, featuring business-building speakers, networking opportunities and a large expo floor.
Spotted lanternflies focus of USDA working group
USDA spotted lanternflies lanternfly nuts grapes apples cherries nectarines apricots peaches plums almonds walnuts cucumbers pest control pests
Peter Koppert, biological crop protection pioneer, dies
Peter Koppert Koppert Biological Systems biological crop protection pollination pests diseases sustainability crop protection greenhouse
New disease detector sensor developed
disease detection sensor late blight disease pathogen Texas A&M Iowa State potatoes tomatoes
Bipartisan House Committee group focuses on labor, H-2A
The House Committee on Agriculture is taking a look at the H-2A temporary visa guest worker program and other issues to address the lack of labor in the fruit and vegetable industry.
Yvonne Morales, longtime Little Bear Produce employee, dies
Yvonne Morales Little Bear Produce
Fresh Produce Association of the Americas challenges Florida tomato growers
Tomato Suspension Agreement Fresh Produce Association of the Americas Florida Tomato Exchange
Syngenta: Celebrating the essential role of pollinators
Throughout the summer, many of us love to snack on fresh blueberries and cherries or munch on almonds and juicy tomatoes. These refreshing foods are reliant on and benefitted by insect pollination.
Seven takeaways from benchmark survey of markets
Penn State Extension’s Farm Markets team works with a Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) grant from the USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).
Florida tomato growers recommend terminating suspension agreement
Tomato Suspension Agreement Florida Tomato Exchange Florida tomato growers
Stone wool growing media provider starts soilless growing campaign
Grodan wool growing media Controlled Environment Agriculture CEA soil health pest control sustainability Rockwool Group
Enza Zaden celebrates breeding success stories
Since 1938, Enza Zaden has been expanding the reach of its seed breeding to include countries all over the world.
GFVGA comments on FDA salmonella report, recommendations
A recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report on a summer 2022 outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to cantaloupe illustrates the agency’s disconnect with its food safety mission, according to the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association.
Spotted lanternfly survey started by Penn State
The Penn State Extension Grape and Wine Team Mid-Atlantic spotted lanternfly lanternflies
EFI certifies all of Rouge River Farms’ operations
Equitable Food Initiative EFI Rouge River Farms certification
Ag tech company Biotalys releases biofungicide field trial info
Biotalys Evoca biocontrol agent Biotaly agricultural technology chemical pesticide alternatives Evoca fungicide biocontrol agent Fungicide Resistance Action Committee FRAC fungal diseases Botrytis powdery mildew