Vegetables

Study finds promotion opportunity for Florida strawberries

More than three quarters of Florida’s strawberries are shipped to American markets east of the Mississippi River. Most of those out-of-state consumers enjoy the fruit, but some mistakenly think Sunshine State strawberries aren’t available at... more »

Economic impact study will look at Michigan farmers markets

The Michigan Farmers Market Association (MIFMA) has received a $60,000 Rural Business Development Grant from the USDA to conduct an economic impact study of Michigan farmers markets. Planning began in November of 2015 and the... more »

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 »