Marketing
Nunhems Acquires Korean Vegetable Seed Company
Nunhems, the vegetable seed arm of Bayer CropScience, acquired the assets of the South Korean vegetable seed company SeedEx in July. SeedEx specializes in the breeding, production and marketing of hot pepper and brassica varieties.... more »
Exotic Vegetables Cater to Needs of Immigrant Groups
When the price of field corn nearly doubled last year, farmers responded. They added 10 million acres to the planting schedule this spring. You don't want to do that with eggplant. On the other hand,... more »
Last Call for June Farm Market Bus Tour
Just a few seats are still available for the first-ever Great Lakes Agritourism Experience, a farm market bus tour set for June 12-13. Departing from Benton Harbor, the tour will visit several of southwestern Michigan's... more »
Greenhouse Serves As Market’s Retail Center
The big new greenhouse that is Halter's Market sits like a butterfly in Vincennes, Ind., gradually unfolding its wings as the warmth of the day increases. Built of steel, aluminum and glass, the roof gradually... more »
Agricultural Recruitment System Finds Local Workers For Farmers
Rick Olivarez has boiled the complex subject of farm labor into a simple equation: A = farm workers. B = growers. A + B = harvest. "You can't have one without the other," he said.... more »
Kentucky Grower Builds a Retail Destination
Back before Jimmy Dean came to mean sausage, the country singer crooned a tune that contained the line, "that spells Kentucky, but it means paradise." Bill Gallrein Jr. knows what he had in mind. You... more »
Federal Programs Are Worth Billions to Specialty Crops
We've been hearing a lot about specialty crops lately, thanks in large part to the 2007 Farm Bill. In anticipation of the new bill, specialty crop representatives have been making their case to lawmakers in... more »
Ohio Grower Helps Forge New Path for State’s Produce Farmers
During the 1920s and 1930s, potato chip companies relied on Ohio potato growers to supply them with chipping potatoes. Dan Dee Pretzel and Potato Chip Co. built a plant in the midst of the potato-growing... more »
Michigan Onion Producers Approve Continuation Referendum
Michigan's onion producers have approved a referendum to continue the Michigan Onion Promotion and Development Program. Established in September 1977, the Michigan Onion Promotion and Development Program was developed to improve the economic position of... more »
Globalization Hits Michigan’s Asparagus Industry
The challenge seemed reasonable and clear. Without unity in the asparagus industry, it won't survive long. said Ron Armstrong, sales president of Honee Bear Canning in Lawton, Mich. On that point, there was – and... more »
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