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As climate-smart farming practices are spreading, it may be necessary to educate consumers to help them justify their purchases.

Orchard growers in many regions of the nation face serious pest challenges throughout the growing season.

Storytelling is what I do for a living. Whether I am helping others to grow their roadside farm stand or to fight off the weed …

Weeds cause 34 percent of losses in global crop production. As climate change intensifies, weed pressure is expected to increase.

In the past six months, we went through basic principles of hydroponic growing. Here are some readers’ questions we’ve received along the way.

Some interesting research at the University of Illinois has been looking at blasting weeds away to assist organic tomato and pepper growers. The research could lead to tests looking at controlling weeds in kale fields.

Healthy trees are the basis for optimizing fruit size. Thinning manages the crop load to maximize fruit quality and value and regulate repeat bloom.

Want to keep up with the latest news for growers? Check back every Thursday for a quick recap of recent happenings in the fruit and …

For growers coping with white mold, caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, the symptoms can look like the common name: a gauzy white coating, particularly when humid conditions prevail. But they can also appear as brown lesions on stems and stalks.

Keeping kale dark and green in the field and maintaining vitamins and minerals in the plant mean growers must control insects that feed or suck on this leafy vegetable. One such pest includes the whitefly.

Muranaka Farm was founded in 1947 by Minoru Muranaka and his wife, Matsue. They had a trucking fleet that hauled vegetable produce daily from the Japanese-American farms in the Culver City/West Los Angeles area to the downtown Los Angeles market.

Kale is a versatile vegetable that can be eaten cooked or raw and with the recent publicity about its health benefits, the crop is enjoying a new interest among growers.

Each species is part of an intricate web of interdependence; ultimately taking care of the lowliest creatures does benefit humanity and even the business of agriculture.

A farmscape approach to profitability.

Want to keep up with the latest news for growers? Check back every Thursday for a quick recap of recent happenings in the fruit and …

Once you’ve designated a crop, selected a setup, chosen a lighting system, understood the growing environment and had a sample of the product, the next step is to optimize the system.