Water
Bumper Crop of Produce Close to Home
Kevin Irick doesn't envision fertile soil, nourishing water and bountiful sunlight to know his business is growing. Lawrence Journal-World more »
Floridas 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 »
Grower fills seasonal need for chipping potatoes
Florida potato production is counter-cyclical. While growers in other states are looking at snow-covered fields, tinkering with their equipment and watching their storage sheds get lower and lower, growers in Florida are planting a winter... more »
Drought in Southeast has some Pluses for Vegetable Growers
The prolonged drought in the southeastern United States has had only a moderate impact on vegetable growers, who normally rely on irrigation to water their crops. "Growers like enough rain to keep wells and ponds... more »
Winter Vegetable Acreage Lower, Prices Down
This winter (largely January-March), fresh-market vegetable and melon area for harvest (excluding onions) is expected to decline 3 percent from that of a year earlier, according to USDA's Economic Research Service. Despite lower acreage and... more »
Earworm Becoming a Legitimate Threat for Sweet Corn Growers
The image of corn earworms floating on the winds is a bit tough to handle, but, of course, it's not the worms themselves that float. It's the moths that float in, and then they lay... more »
Great Lakes Water Compact Still Spurs Controversy
Michigan – along with the other seven states and two Canadian provinces in the Great Lakes Basin – is either undertaking one of the greatest environmental protection and conservation measures in the history of the... more »
Editor has Energetic Resolution for the Coming Year
It's a great year to make New Year's resolutions. Elections are coming this fall, and from the amount and earliness of the political activity, everybody seems to be getting primed to cast a few important... more »
Michigan Green Bean Broker a Vegetable Industry Leader
You've heard about people who don't know beans. Vic Shank is not one of those. Not only is he the president of the Michigan Vegetable Council, a leadership position in which knowing about vegetable industry... more »
Extension Losing a Personal Touch in Pennsylvania
This is the seventh story in a series about the future of Extension. The image of the county Extension agent riding in a pickup all day, visiting local farmers and doling out general advice, doesn't... more »