Crop Protection
New York has plum pox on the run
New York state’s stone fruit growers are breathing a little easier, now that the state is closer to being free of plum pox. Darrel Aubertine, the state’s agriculture commissioner, recently announced that state inspectors have... more »
Wisconsin cranberry grower favors fresh market
Habelman Bros. Cranberry Co. in Tomah, Wis., is one of but a few fresh-market cranberry growers in the United States. In fact, less than 4 percent of the total cranberries grown in the country are... more »
FDA safety recommendations after Sandy
Safety of food affected by hurricanes, flooding, and power outages: A notice from the FDA to growers, food manufacturers, food warehouse managers, and transporters of food productsAs we put our homes and lives back together... more »
Hortifrut, VBM to merge
Hortifrut S.A., one of the partner/owners of Naturipe Farms LLC and the leading berry grower/exporter in Chile and South America, and Vital Berry Marketing (VBM) S.A., the second largest berry grower/exporter, have announced a merger... more »
Scientists still puzzling over CCD causes
When it comes to solving the puzzling syndrome known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), which has been attacking honey bee colonies since 2006, the best that can be said is that there is good news... more »
Consumers in the East want local berries
The buy-local movement is still boosting berry sales, especially for growers in the East. And despite all the growth in farm market, farmers’ market and CSA sales, there’s still room for more, according to sources.... more »
Bitter harvest: U.S. farmers blame billion-dollar losses on immigration laws
Ralph and Cheryl Broetje rely on roughly 1,000 seasonal workers every year to grow and pack more than 6 million boxes of apples on their farm along the Snake River in eastern Washington. It’s a... more »
Evaluating refrigerated trucks to minimize foodborne illness risks
Implementing good food safety in the production of fruits and vegetables is an important and difficult thing to do. The work that you put into delivering a safe, wholesome product can quickly be undone if... more »
Study finds organic food is no better on vitamins, nutrients
Patient after patient asked: Is eating organic food, which costs more, really better for me?Unsure, Stanford University doctors dug through reams of research to find out -- and concluded there's little evidence that going organic... more »
Non-browning apples seek U.S. access
To Herb Aldwinckle, the development of the non-browning, genetically engineered Arctic Apple is welcome. “I really think the fact that many apple varieties turn brown when you slice them is a big drawback,” said Aldwinckle,... more »
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