Vegetables
Researcher honored with Vegetable Breeding Award
J. Brent Loy, professor emeritus of plant biology and genetics, and a researcher with the NH Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES), has been awarded the 2015 Vegetable Breeding Working Group Award of Excellence by the American... more »
$62M in specialty crop grants available to growers
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is making more than $62 million in grant funding available to support specialty crop producers through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). SCBGP grants are allocated to U.S.... more »
Bakker given Distinguished Service Award
John Bakker, executive director of the Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board, the Michigan Onion Committee and the Michigan Carrot Committee, received the Distinguished Service Award from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) at Michigan... more »
OGVG to implement new sales program for US markets
Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) announced funding from Growing Forward 2 (GF2) for up to $172,000 over the next two years to implement a Retail Educational Merchandising Program for the U.S. market. OGVG said the project's goals are to... more »
Michigan asparagus growers see prices dip
Michigan asparagus growers will receive a lower price for processed asparagus than they have seen for the two previous years. The state’s handlers will pay 76 cents per pound cash; 75.5 cents per pound delayed... more »
Ag engineer Dale Marshall played key role in developing harvest equipment
He’s worked on equipment that has fed farm animals, harvested vegetables, swept citrus off the ground and aided in poultry processing – and that’s only a partial list. Through all those projects during his career... more »
Sakata Seed America to establish new research station in California
Sakata Seed America announced plans to establish a new research station on land the company has acquired in Woodland of California’s Yolo County. The investment in land, greenhouses, offices and other facilities to be constructed on... more »
Penn State conducts seedless watermelon variety trial
Today’s consumers expect to purchase high quality, flavorful, locally grown produce. One of the staples of summer produce markets are watermelons. In current American culture, seedless watermelons are preferred. This was not always the case,... more »