Oceana County currently ranks first in asparagus and peach production, third in total vegetable production and fourth in total fruit production in Michigan. producers of tart cherries, blueberries, geraniums and 17 other farm products, although they haven't received near the federal assistance that most Midwestern wheat and corn growers get every year. As Congress crafts a new farm bill, laying out federal agriculture policy and spending for the next five years, the so-called specialty...

Foreign Traders Barred From Markets By Tai Adelaja and Daan van der Schriek Staff Writers The few foreigner traders working at Moscow's Leningradsky outdoor market whispered Sunday that they were selling off the last of their eggplants and potatoes and then would leave for good. Foreign Traders Barred From Markets By Tai Adelaja and Daan van der Schriek Staff Writers The few foreigner traders working at Moscow's Leningradsky outdoor market whispered Sunday that they were selling off the...

Gaylord Moore, MU Extension horticulture specialist, will address the issue of growing produce in hot, dry summers. It will be divided into three sessions covering separate topics. The first topic will address growing in high tunnels. Farming workshop planned for vegetable production techniques 2007, Springfield News-Leader. A workshop for farmers interested in vegetable production is scheduled next week in Barton County, the University of Missouri Extension announced. March 19 at the Wolf...

It's time to start thinking about vegetable production, and putting together a plan to keep out those pesky insects and weeds. The guide contains practical information that vegetable growers can use day in and day out. The annual guide is a summary of currently suggested vegetable varieties, seeding rates, weed control, insect control and disease control measures for growers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota and Missouri. Photos have been added in many sections, and updates...

Monday, April 02, 2007 DA links farmers to modern markets By Joy Romares-Sevilla THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has finally came up with solutions to strengthen Mindanao's vegetable supply chains and to address one of the pressing issues confronting it -- the access to modern markets. Monday, April 02, 2007 DA links farmers to modern markets By Joy Romares-Sevilla THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has finally came up with solutions to strengthen Mindanao's vegetable supply chains and...