Crop Management

Online seed production course now accepting applications

Applications are being accepted for Organic Seed Alliance’s 2023 online seed production course, open to any beginning producer working on a seed far... more »

Iowa State research seeks answers for heat-tolerant broccoli

Broccoli is a cool-season crop that organic growers in Iowa normally transplant in April for a spring crop. Growers will often pick their best cultiva... more »

Fall foragers: Mustard cover crops provide biofumigation

Growing mustard cover crops for biofumigation is a strategy that can help manage many soil pathogens. In Ohio, the practice can be used in the spring ... more »

Organic options help Washington apple grower stay competitive

Organics is part of a Washington father and son’s tree fruit operation. RJK Farms, in Quincy, Washington, has changed the way it does business to re... more »

Defying the cold: How 2 N.C. farmers defend their crops against frost

Phyllis Walsh grows produce year-round as the owner of DabHar Farm in south-central North Carolina. Selling at the Waxhaw farmers market near Charlott... more »

New Balchem Plant Nutrition product targets yield and sustainability

A new biological solution from Balchem Plant Nutrition touts its ability to increase plant health, yield and sustainability. Metalosate StimPlus, a... more »

Certis Biologicals introduces high-load copper biofungicide

Certis Biologicals’ newest copper product is a high-load formulation that will bring the biofungicide to Integrated Pest Management programs for cit... more »

ProBlad Verde fungicide now available throughout U.S.

ProBlad Verde fungicide will now be available to growers across the U.S. for use on a variety of crops, including stone fruit, caneberries, strawberri... more »

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