vegetables
Goebbert’s Farm shares farm market and agritourism business success
Goebbert’s Farm in the northwest Chicago suburbs has been in the farm market business since 1948. Goebbert’s Farm, based in South Barrington, Illinois, sells a large variety of fruit and vegetables, including blackberries, blueberries, grapes,... more »
EPA grants registration to new biofungicide
BioConsortia has received registration from the EPA on its new biofungicide, Amara, which is designed for high-value fruit and vegetable production. Amara’s effectiveness stems from its high concentration of environmentally stable active ingredients, which produce antimicrobial... more »
National Garden Bureau publishes annual report
The National Garden Bureau (NGB), an organization that conducts plant trials, has released the first Annual Report for the newly combined organizations. The report from the Downers Grove, Illinois, based organization highlights the varied programs... more »
CDFA’s Pest Exclusion Branch seeks to fill vacancies on the Seed Advisory Board
The California Department of Food and Agriculture's (CDFA) Pest Exclusion Branch has announced a vacancy on the Seed Advisory Board. The board is composed of seven members who are seed labelers, and two members who... more »
Brighter Bites partners with FreshPoint and helps deliver more than 3.6 million pounds of produce
Brighter Bites and FreshPoint, a Sysco Company, have partnered to deliver fresh fruits and vegetables directly into families’ hands. So far in 2024, FreshPoint has helped move over 3.6 million pounds of produce through its... more »
What pests are impacting you the most?
Fruit and vegetable growers around the U.S. have experienced different insect threats. What pests are impacting your farm the most? Here at Fruit Growers News, we'd like to know. Please, take a moment or two... more »
Bayer launches Culinary Council to shape future fruit and vegetable breeding
Bayer Vegetable Seeds has launched a Culinary Council aimed at fostering collaboration between chefs and foodservice experts to influence future fruit and vegetable breeding. The council's first event, held in San Diego on Aug. 22,... more »
Transformative versus performative: Current and past political climates and ag labor impacts
Sadly, today much of the political behavior we witness in Washington, D.C., is performative rather than transformative. There is a big difference between political behavior that is transformative and that which is performative. In the... more »
Three Springs Fruit Farm’s evolution and postharvest markets
Three Springs Fruit Farm, a seventh-generation family farm in picturesque Aspers, Pennsylvania, offers fresh tree fruit, berries, tomatoes and vegetables to markets all over the Mid-Atlantic region. “We’ve been concentrating on apples as our primary... more »
Fresh Views: Alstede Farms leverages social media platforms, emails to assist with its success
Alstede Farms, is a majority-female owned family farm that is now entering its second generation with myself and my sister as owners. Our business grows more than 800 acres of fruits and vegetables, and social... more »