Jan 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Annual Meeting of the General Membership of the Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association will be held virtually on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. All members are invited and encouraged to participate in the meeting. While the Annual...
Feb 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Brian Campbell (left) incoming PVGA President, presents outgoing President Jonathan Strite with a plaque of appreciation. Brian Campbell was elected as the new President of the Association after the Association’s Annual Meeting at the 2020 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and...
Dec 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
If you have not volunteered to help at the Association’s food booth at the Farm Show, call PVGA today at 717-694-3596. We need at least 25 volunteers in the booth at all the times. Since the Farm Show runs from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., we need two shifts to...
Nov 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Scientists have supercharged plant growth by making them more responsive to changes in light and shade. The researchers hope what they have learned by souping up experimental plants will someday help feed a hungry world. Plants turn sunlight, carbon dioxide and water...
Nov 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) is researching how the produce industry will fare economically under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), and grower participation in the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 2016 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey is...
Nov 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
Production of seedless fruits an under-estimated tool for improving food security, research shows. The opportunity to produce bountiful levels of vital food crops such as apples, tomatoes and watermelons could be boosted by reducing a crop’s demand for pollinators,...
