Vegetables
History leaves trail of progress in controlled ag environments
For centuries a wide variety of techniques has been used to extend the growing season of horticultural crops. Glass jars, glass cloches, hotcaps, cold frames, hotbeds and greenhouses of various types have all contributed to season extension.... more »
Searching for speck-resistant tomatoes
The 2015 growing season was a tough one for tomato researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) at Cornell University, due to the bacterial speck disease that descended on their field. But those infected plants... more »
Fruit Logistica 2016 welcomes record number of visitors
More than 70,000 trade visitors from over 130 countries experienced Fruit Logistica 2016 in Berlin over the past three days,... more »
World Ag Expo prepares for 49th annual show
World Ag Expo will kick off its 49th annual show on Tuesday, Feb. 9 in Tulare, California. Gates open at the International Agri-Center at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, and the playing of the National Anthem... more »
2016 SE Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference reaches record attendance
The 2016 SE Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference and Tradeshow announced it welcomed more than 3,500 members of the fruit and vegetable industry in Savannah, Georgia during the conference held Jan. 7-10. The trade show... more »
Peri & Sons Farms receives Sustainably Grown certification
Peri & Sons Farms announced it has recently become the first domestic,... more »
Study: Growing produce in high tunnels reduces losses, extends shelf life
Kansas State University researchers are nearly halfway through a four-year project to learn more about improving the freshness and shelf life of locally-grown produce. Researchers have found produce grown in high... more »
Northeast Small Fruit IPM Working Group publishes strawberry PMSP
The Northeast Small Fruit IPM Working Group has released an updated Pest Management Strategic Plan (PMSP) for strawberry in the northeast. Prior to the 2014 Strawberry PMSP meeting, members of the Northeast Small Fruit IPM Working... more »
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