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 »