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Tempting Vegetables Lure in Customers
Atina Diffley remembers the Alar scare of 1989 – but for the opposite reason many apple growers remember it. For apple growers, it was a financial disaster. In panic, schools dropped apples from the lunch... more »
Farmers’ Market Braces for Rush of Produce, Customers
It was May 27, a Friday, and things were fairly slow at the Fulton Street Farmers' Market. Many stalls were empty, and produce items were few and far between. Some of the vendors had put... more »
The Vegetable Growers News Introduces Editorial Board
In our ongoing effort to improve the coverage in The Vegetable Growers News, we have established an editorial advisory board. The board will serve as our eyes and ears in the different growing regions of... more »
Farm Market Successful With Second Store
A second location has expanded business options for Peaceful Valley Orchards, to the point where the original location is no longer as pivotal as it used to be. In 2001, Meredith and Jeremy Compton bought... more »
Farm’s Switch To Vegetables Changes 250-year Tradition
The national bicentennial farm has been in the family since 1756. Until the 1980s, it primarily produced tobacco, soybeans and corn. At that time, the Holden brothers diversified from tobacco and planted an initial three-acre... more »
Wholesale Apples Give Way to Variety, Agritainment
For 30 years, Peter Barton was a commercial apple grower with 200 acres of apples. "It was easier then," he said. "We were properly equipped, our minds were focused and we worked on a schedule."... more »
Taste, Tolerance Remain Popular Trends For Vegetable Industry
Eating quality, disease resistance and shelf life are the three key talking points in the vegetable seed industry right now, according to industry insiders. However, there are other characteristics seed officials are excited about. Each... more »
Straw ‘Tractor’ Hauls in Customers
Gro-Moore Farms claims to have the largest John Deere in North America. It's about 18 feet tall and 30 feet long. An "unbelievable" number of people have taken pictures of it. There's one drawback, however.... more »
Bush Wants Immigration Reform By End of Year
President George Bush is committed to reforming the "problematic" immigration system in the United States by the end of the year, said Mike Johanns, secretary of the USDA. In order to do that, however, the... more »
Phase-Out Continues; Critical Use Exemptions Continue
An international environmental agreement that may be the most successful of its kind in human history – a model of cooperation and achievement – continues to beleaguer farmers, who are having problems meeting its idealistic... more »
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