With a host of new issues on the plate for winter vegetable production, the industry is preparing for battle on multiple fronts that range from pest and disease management to addressing faltering consumer confidence. Whiteflies, in particular, are a hot topic going into the winter desert vegetable growing season. So far the news is mixed....
It’s been chomp, chomp, chomp on lettuce, broccoli and cauliflower along the California coast, according to Jim Dana, PCA with Western Farm Service in Santa Maria....
The 18th annual Desert Vegetable Crops Conference is scheduled for Nov. 27, 2007, at the Barbara Worth Resort, Holtville, Calif. ...
As the season winds down, the surplus tomato market is akin to a feeding frenzy, only the sharks aren’t all that interested. ...
The days of planting a melon or chile crop and figuring on harvesting a certain number of days later is rather passé, thanks to efforts by University of Arizona (UA) researchers. ...
As vegetable production transitions from the Salinas Valley to the desert, the Arizona Department of Agriculture (ADA) has certified the Arizona Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement, according to Jim Nowlins, ADA assistant director....
The desert is no stranger to bad hombres when it comes to pests and disease, but this whitefly-vectored disease has the industry shaking in its boots wondering just how bad it could get....
When it comes to growing corn in California these days, it’s not all about dairy feed, or even ethanol. ...
As growers get ready to transition to the desert for winter vegetable production, whiteflies are topping the list of the most notorious entomological thugs likely to wreak havoc on this year’s crop. ...
Foreign competition, disease and escalating production costs have taken a substantial toll on domestic garlic and onion crops, but the final shot has not yet been fired. ...
Tomato growers could have almost fallen asleep at the turn row this year and still have made out like a major league slugger. ...
Triple digit temperatures in the San Joaquin Valley last week apparently didn’t do too much harm to processing tomatoes....
Neighboring market forces south of the border and in northern growing areas such as Washington are putting a squeeze on California’s asparagus growers. ...
Even though it’s been hotter than blue blazes in the desert, the chile pepper crop is on track, according to Jeff Silvertooth, University of Arizona agronomist and soil scientist. ...
It remains a mystery: So far, very few pests have shown up for the annual spring garden party in the Salinas Valley. It’s almost like someone forgot to send out invitations for the “must attend” event of the season....
