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Decoding the cause of yellow pumpkin leaves
This time of year, I receive many complaints of pumpkin plants with yellow leaves. There can be many reasons why pumpkin plants have yellow leaves. The most common reason for yellow pumpkin leaves doesn’t have anything to do with a disease th... more
FDA to enhance FSMA collaboration with states
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., has outlined a number of immediate next steps in a comprehensive approach to ensuring successful implementation of the Produce Safety Rule established by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). In a spe... more
Duncan Family Farms expands operation into New York state
Buckeye, Ariz.-based Duncan Family Farms has established operations in New York’s Monroe County. New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced that Duncan Family Farms, a leading organic grower in the United States, has expanded into New York... more
Truly Green Farms gets $3.7M tech investment
The Canadian government on Monday, Sept. 11 announced up to $3.7 million of financing for a project that will pipe waste heat and CO2 to Truly Green Farms, a tomato producer in Chatham, Ontario. Truly Green Farms has 45 acres of tomato production,... more
AeroFarms gets grant to help quality of leafy greens
The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), a nonprofit organization established through bipartisan congressional support in the 2014 Farm Bill, announced a Seeding Solutions grant awarded to AeroFrms, an indoor vertical farming company ... more
Marrone Bio Innovations teams with AgShift on pilot program
Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) has joined a pilot project with AgShift, a Santa-Clara, California, based agriculture technology startup, to assess the impact of the use of biological pesticides on the quality of fresh produce. AgShift has developed... more
WVU announces the names of two new tomato varieties
From a pool of more than 100 submissions, there was not just one, but two names, that rose to the top of the list for the new tomato varieties created by West Virginia University (WVU) researchers Mannon Gallegly and Mahfuz Rahman in honor of the... more