With the cucumber business racking in $300 million from pickling and fresh-market cucumbers, the industry is full of opportunity for producers who apply the proper techniques to produce these vegetables. – Cucumber Growing 101 Regardless if the chosen cucumber is intended for the fresh market or for pickling, cukes require a specific environment to properly grow. … Read more
With the help of high tunnels, many growers can snatch an early start on their vegetable crops. However, these unheated structures have a growing environment and disease concerns similar to those in a heated greenhouse. Growers may be plagued by crop diseases, which normally aren’t encountered in field production. – Leaf Mol Often, tomatoes are chosen … Read more
Global warming caused by human activity has intensified California’s multiyear drought. According to a report in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, drying is projected to increase in the future, and as the earth’s surface temperature continues to rise, natural climate variability won’t be able to compensate for the drying effect of global warming. Essentially, even … Read more
The root of tree health is fertility, and fertility begins in the soil. Simply amending the soil or using a foliar spray each season isn’t the answer to orchard fertility; these are merely tools used to address concerns. – Building Tree Fruit Fertility “Nutrition needs to be something that we do every day, not just once … Read more
Getting produce off the farm and into the hands of consumers often involves packaging, storage and transport, as well as a race against time to keep product from spoiling. Once purchased, consumers often are up against the clock to eat produce before it spoils. Whether food waste or packaging waste, produce generates a lot of … Read more