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Edamame Are Flavorful and Easy to Grow

Apr 15, 2017 | Vegetables

Move over, tempeh, tofu, miso, soy sauce, soy milk and other processed soy foods. Make way for edamame.  This is the soybean in its most primitive state — picked young and green, steamed or boiled for five minutes, then popped out of the pod right into your mouth....

Cover Crops Work? Show Me!

Apr 15, 2017 | Vegetables

All across the United States, farmers are increasingly using cover crops to suppress weeds, conserve soil and control pests and diseases. But agricultural educators know that savvy farmers are reluctant about risk and often want to see cover crops in action before...

Allium Leafminer Update 1

Apr 7, 2017 | Vegetables

Tim Elkner, Penn State Extension in Lancaster Co. is reporting the following Allium Leafminer activity: During my farm visits yesterday (4/6/17) to set traps I found evidence of activity of adult allium leaf miner (ALM) on 2 of 3 sites here in Lancaster County. At one...

EPA Decides Not to Ban Chlopyrifos

Apr 4, 2017 | Vegetables

United Fresh applauds the decision made last week by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reject an interest group petition to remove the crop protection product known as chlopyrifos, from the market. The product, which is used on a variety of specialty crops,...