Category: Vegetables
Mastronardi, InterGrow partner in New York state
Mastronardi Produce, a fourth-generation family-owned commercial greenhouse grower, is expanding its U.S. network through a joint venture with Intergrow Greenhouses.
Company recalls tomato seeds with ToBRFV
A New York seed company has recalled Brandywise tomato seeds after finding they have been infected with tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV).
G&R Farms releases Vidalia onion cookbook, partners with cornhole group
Third-generation Vidalia onion grower G&R Farms is partnering with the American Cornhole Organization.
Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge deadline bumped
The American Farm Bureau Federation and Farm Credit have extended the deadline for the 2024 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge.
Ag Labor Review: NCAE busy with changes to H-2A, other programs
There are just a few things going on in the world of U.S. agricultural labor these days.
Farm Market & Agritourism: Build a value ladder and they will climb
What is a value ladder? Here is a definition on www.mightynetworks.com: “A value ladder is a marketing term to describe a relationship between a brand and a customer in which, as a brand adds more and more value to a customer, the customer is willing to spend more. In some cases, this may be a growing relationship of trust that leads to one final high-ticket sale.”
UF students learn growing skills in horticultural sciences teaching garden
University of Florida Horticultural Sciences Teaching Garden
UF researchers develop target spot resistant tomatoes
University of Florida tomatoes target spot of tomato disease
NWPB promotes marketing achievements
National Watermelon Promotion Board NWPB
Caveats for CA storage of asparagus
It’s possible to extend the Michigan asparagus season by two weeks or more through controlled atmosphere (CA) storage.
Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day registration opens
Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day
Biobest plans to acquire biopesticides manufacturer
Biobest, a global leader in biological control and pollination, has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire BioWorks Inc., a Victor, New York, biopesticides manufacturer.
California cantaloupe growers report delayed planting
California cantaloupe growers are reporting that wet fields and rainy weather definitely delayed planting in the southern growing districts.
Full Harvest expands online to all Grade 1 produce
Full Harvest, a leader in the battle against food waste, is expanding beyond surplus to all U.S. Department of Agriculture Grade 1 produce on its online marketplace for commercial buyers and sellers.
Wild tomatoes resist devastating bacterial canker
Cornell research fights bacterial canker tomato disease
Grants seek to measure household food waste
Three universities will be targeting household food waste through $2 million in grants designed to research consumer behavior, supply chain disruptions and other factors leading to food waste.
Rijk Zwaan starts breeding soft fruit
Rijk Zwaan vegetable seed breeder soft fruit breeding
South Texas Onion Committee promotes Texas 1015 brand strategy
South Texas Onion Committee promotes Texas 1015s brand strategy