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Allium Leafminer Spring Update: May 1

May 6, 2017 | Vegetables

Protect every chive, onion and garlic! The allium leafminer is here!   The allium leafminer is here and beginning to reach peak populations as of last week, April 25th to April 30th.  See more here.

2016 Vegetable Research Reports Available

May 6, 2017 | Vegetables

Reports from nine vegetable research projects funded jointing by PVGA and the Pennsylvania Vegetable Marketing and Research Program (PVMRP) in 2016 are now available on the PVMRP website here.

Agriculture is Good for Honey Bees

May 6, 2017 | Vegetables

While recent media reports have condemned a commonly used agricultural pesticide as detrimental to honey bee health, scientists with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture have found that the overall health of honey bee hives actually improves in the...

Allium Leafminer Update April 24

Apr 29, 2017 | Vegetables

Allium leafminer has landed…on our traps.  The week of April 17 to April 23 we found adult allium leafminers indicating that the populations are increasing. We expect populations to continue to increase, reaching peak populations in the beginning of May, so control...

PSU Researches Great Pumpkin Project

Apr 22, 2017 | News, Vegetables

A researcher in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences is reaching out to Master Gardeners, teachers, students and other interested parties to participate in a citizen-science project that ultimately could benefit growers, crops, pollinators and the...

Cover Crops Help Address Climate Change

Apr 22, 2017 | Vegetables

Cover crops long have been touted for their ability to reduce erosion, fix atmospheric nitrogen, reduce nitrogen leaching and improve soil health, but they also may play an important role in mitigating the effects of climate change on agriculture, according to a Penn...