May 26, 2017 | Marketing, Vegetables
If you are a new grower selling your produce wholesale, you might want to review some of the marketing tips newly posted on the Pennsylvania Vegetable Marketing and Research Program’s website – www.paveggies.org. The information, previously published in...
May 26, 2017 | Berry, Vegetables
Beekeepers across the United States lost 33 percent of their honey bee colonies during the year spanning April 2016 to April 2017, according to the latest preliminary results of an annual nationwide survey. Rates of both winter loss and summer loss–and consequently,...
May 26, 2017 | Vegetables
Sweet potatoes are planted from the end of May through the middle of June in our region. Commonly production is on ridges in conventionally tilled soil. I was recently asked about the potential to plant sweet potatoes using plasticulture (plastic mulch and drip...
May 26, 2017 | Berry, Greenhouse, Potato, Vegetables
Have you noticed lately that many interstate rest stops are now called text stops? While the ever growing ubiquity of the smartphone has come with some issues, there are many opportunities to use this technology to make our lives a little easier, even on the farm....
May 26, 2017 | Berry, News, Vegetables
This tour will be held at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs which hosts research projects for agronomic and horticultural crops on June 14, 2017 from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. No fee for the event but please sign up by June 7th! Tour...
May 25, 2017 | Vegetables
While you may not gulp spinach by the can-fuls, if you love spanakopita or your go-to appetizer is spinach artichoke dip, then you’ll be excited to know that new research out of Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) will make it even easier to improve this nutritious and...
