How Duda Farm Fresh Foods Makes Reducing Waste a Priority By Lisa K. Johnson | Leigh Prezkop|August 3, 2022 Produce growing operation says the solution begins with understanding what’s happening on your farm.Read More
California Ag Department Makes Big Investment in Sustainable Pest Management By California Department of Food and Agriculture|November 4, 2024
Why Reputation Is Good Business for Underwood Ranches By Carol Miller|June 8, 2022 Sriracha king Underwood Ranches diversifies and thrives five years after losing 75% of its business.
Welcome to Millsap Farm: A Classroom With Roots By Mindy Robinson|May 4, 2022 Curtis and Sarah Millsap teach future growers the rewards and reality of vegetable production.
5 Ways That It’s Still Possible to Build a Large Farm Today By Mindy Robinson|April 6, 2022 Brian Campbell shares how he grew his vegetable operation from a small high school business to the dominant operation it is now.
Why One Small Vegetable Farm Adopted Mechanization By Carol Miller|March 2, 2022 See how Gail and Paul Fenton research ways to lighten labor demands and make their crops competitive.
How This Organic Vegetable Grower Successfully Manages Her Biocontrol Program By Carol Miller|February 23, 2022 Gayle Thorpe says it’s important to conduct trials before applying any new product.
Vegetable Grower Uses Biologicals To Turn Table on Diamondback Moth and Aphids By Jacob Rothert, Rothert Farm Inc.|February 9, 2022 Rothert Farm Inc., a conventional grower, uses only biocontrols to manage insects at its Florida location.
How Duncan Family Farms Successfully Builds Worker Loyalty By Carol Miller|February 2, 2022 Unique vegetable operation invests in its employees’ future by supporting their educational goals (including their kids).
Can Carbon-Neutral Farming Be Done? Braga Fresh Is Aiming for It By Carol Miller|January 5, 2022 This cool-season vegetable grower’s moon-shot goal to reach zero net emissions is propelling the operation to up its practices.
Rothert Farm Inc. Shares Its Solutions By Carol Miller|December 30, 2021 The 2021 National Grower Achievement Award winner seeks fresh answers to issues on the plates of many in the vegetable industry.
How Tony L. Slaughter Farms Is Taking Fresh to the Next Level By Carol Miller|December 1, 2021 Learn how a portion of the operation’s produce is on store shelves the day it’s harvested.
Two Vegetable Farms Work Together With One Goal in Mind By Mindy Robinson|November 3, 2021 Alsum Farms and Produce, Inc. and Hartung Brothers, Inc. rotate crops on each other’s acreage. Here’s how that works.
How Big Business on a Small Farm Is Done By Carol Miller|October 6, 2021 Park Ridge Organics’ Robyn Calvey supports herself and three full-time staff on less than 10 acres. Here’s how she does it.
Collaboration Is Key To Grow Vegetable Industry Success (Opinion) By Carol Miller|September 15, 2021 That competitor over there? You might find there’s strength in working together in some areas.
Who Are Today’s American Vegetable Growers? This Survey Digs Deep By Carol Miller|June 30, 2021 We delved into our 2021 State the Vegetable Industry Survey to find growers who personify the nation’s vegetable producers. Meet three we found!
How SunTerra Plans To Continue Its Work With Food Banks By Johnny Eppich|June 23, 2021 The pandemic relief program has ended. But, the opportunity to grow fresh produce for food pantries has only just begun for Steve Brazeel.
How Organic Production Can Be a Balancing Act for Vegetable Growers By Carol Miller|June 2, 2021 See why growers like Paul Harlow strive to meld the spirit and the letter of the certification rules.
How Hirakata Farms and Produce Is Focusing More Than Ever on Flavor By Carol Miller|May 5, 2021 When it comes to melons, this Colorado-based vegetable operation values taste over shelf life and yield.
Grow Your Farm Operation Stronger by Finding People with Great Ideas [Opinion] By Carol Miller|April 21, 2021 In her latest op-ed, Carol Miller reminds us that passion for your work is contagious. And you tend to go far when you love what you do.
Go Searching for the Perfect Tomato with Del Jardin Fresh By Mindy Robinson|April 7, 2021 Juan Lopez told a plant breeder about his ideal tomato. He now helps several breeders create new grower-friendly varieties.