Crop Protection
Project Creates New Vegetable Growers in North Carolina
North Carolina's Onslow County is not the easiest place to start a commercial vegetable farm. The obstacles are many. First, there's the limited availability of land. Located in the southeastern part of the state on... more »
FDA Keeps Failing on Food Safety
When both food producers and consumers say the nation's food safety system is broken, something is seriously wrong. tampabay.com more »
Food Safety on Back Burner
A nationwide salmonella outbreak attributed to tomatoes comes just as Congress and President Bush are finishing a tug of war over their farm bill, which omits some of the highest-profile food-safety proposals that lawmakers once... more »
Florida Tomato Industry in ‘Complete Collapse’
Florida's tomato industry is in "complete collapse" and $40 million worth of tomatoes will rot unless federal regulators quickly trace the source of a salmonella outbreak and clear the state's produce, an industry official said... more »
Florida’s Tomato Growers Taking it on the Chin
Rising input costs. Shrinking profits. Expensive food-safety measures. Projected budget cuts to research and Extension programs. Labor and immigration controversies – even accusations of slavery. It's safe to say Florida's tomato growers have seen better... more »
Syngenta’s Revus Top Registered
Syngenta Crop Protection has received federal registration for Revus Top fungicide, a powerful premix of two active ingredients, mandipropamid and difenoconazole, for use on potatoes against destructive oomycete pathogens. State registrations or specific crop and/or... more »
Revus Fungicide Receives Federal Registration
Syngenta Crop Protection has announced the federal EPA registration of Revus fungicide for use on Brassica vegetables, bulb vegetables, cucurbit vegetables, peppers, leafy vegetables and grapes. Revus contains the active ingredient mandipropamid, the first mandelamide... more »
Feinstein Refuses to Throw in the Towel on AgJOBS
Last fall, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., decided not to add AgJOBS as an amendment to the Farm Bill. It was the latest blow to the Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits and Security Act, which has... more »
Farm Markets Riding High on Agritainment
Farm markets are doing quite well, thank you, and while they're not driving Wal-Mart out of business, Wal-Mart's not driving them out, either. In fact, the level of enthusiasm for direct farm marketing is increasing... more »
Food Safety, Labor and Fuel Costs Dominate Shipping
The Vegetable Growers News interviewed a handful of experts to get their perspectives on recent trends in vegetable shipping. Labor Everyone agreed the industry needs an adequate legal labor force. The availability and cost of... more »
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