vegetables
Grimmway names product innovation and development director
Grimmway Farms recently hired food industry veteran Keri Morrelli as the company’s product innovation and development director. Joining the Sales... more »
Researcher studies enhanced nutrition of organic potatoes while building healthy soils
Weed management, soil health and the nutritional quality of foods grown organically continue to be high priority research topics for organic producers... more »
Fresh organic potato sales hit all-time high
Fresh organic potato sales hit a record peak in the 12-month period that ended June 30, according to a report from Potatoes USA. Fresh organic pota... more »
Nitrogen management key for organic sweet corn
Building up the nitrogen supplying capacity of the soil is key to growing organic sweet corn. With no high analysis, nitrogen fertilizers approved for... more »
Organic potato market slowly growing
Organic produce accounted for 15% of all produce sales in the U.S. in 2018. While the market share for organic potatoes is much lower than that, stati... more »
New organic cucumber varieties show promise in disease resistance
In 2018, the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) provided a grant to Edmund Frost of Common Wealth Seed Growers to assess resistance to both ... more »
Sample costs released for romaine, organic strawberries
Farmers who are considering growing romaine hearts or organic strawberries in California's Central Coast region can get some help determining whe... more »
JV Smith Companies’ Morales now executive director of sustainable operations
Israel Morales is now the executive director of Sustainable Operations for Yuma, Arizona-based JV Smith Companies. Previously the general manager of J... more »
