Search Results for: Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association
Huntley to keynote Illinois Specialty Crops conference
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="285"] Simon Huntley[/caption] The 2018 Illinois Specialty Crops, Agritourism, and Organic Conference and T... READ MORE »
Researchers study organic beekeeping
A nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will support Penn State researchers in determining best management practices for org... READ MORE »
Sustainable agriculture community mourns loss of beloved farmer
The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture has issued a statement regarding the death of Roy Lester Brubaker. "Beloved in the sustain... READ MORE »
Grant expands UNH tomato research
University of New Hampshire researchers have received a three-year grant for nearly $250,000 that will substantially expand research that aims to impr... READ MORE »
Labeling a controversy
Gary Pullano, Vegetable Growers News Assistant Editor, is providing blog coverage of the 2015 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention.Blizzard con... READ MORE »
Study Pegs Value of Produce Industry at $554 Billion
The United States fruit and vegetable (including the mass-market portion of the floral industry) contributes $554 billion annually to the nation's eco... READ MORE »
Penn State Taps Into School Pride With Blue and White Potato Chips
For years, William Lamont, vegetable crops professor at Penn State University (PSU), visualized a line of potato chips sporting the university's color... READ MORE »
Growing GIANT Pumpkins
It must have been a big year for big pumpkins. Last fall, Jim Beauchemin, from Goffstown, N.H., had the largest pumpkin at the Topsfield Fair in Massa... READ MORE »