Sakata Seed America Appoints New VP
John Nelson has been promoted to vice president of Sakata America Holding Company and its subsidiary Sakata Seed America. Nelson has been part of the…
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On-Farm Commercial Vegetable Grower Meeting at Peterson Family Farm
The USU Extension IPM Program and Salt Lake County Extension are hosting an on-farm commercial vegetable grower meeting and food truck social at Petersen Family Farm in…
Lindsay Expands Pivot Control Product Line
FieldNET by Lindsay has added a new product to its line of remote pivot monitoring and control solutions. Pivot Control Lite is designed to provide…
Pest Alert – Palmer Amaranth
Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) is native to the desert regions of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, and has spread into the Midwest, the…
It’s International Carrot Day!
Today is International Carrot Day and with super health benefits, there is no better time to chow down on everyone’s favourite orange vegetable. According to…
Frontiers of Potassium Science Conference Website
The Frontiers of Potassium Science Conference website is now available. You can now view recorded oral presentations, posters, and conference proceedings at http://www.ipni.net/kfrontiers. Additional post-conference…
USU IPM Winter Webinar
Our vegetable Winter Webinar No. 3 is coming up! It will be covering Biological Pest Control for Vegetable Crops and will be 45 minutes long…
The Original Carrot Color: Orange or Purple?
By Jaimee Bruce Most people would associate carrots with the color orange and would never dream of seeing this root vegetable in another color. What…
Largest Greek Salad: Petros Lambrinidis breaks Guinness World Records record
MOSCOW, Russia — Petros Lambrinidis, a Greek chef from Crete, managed to create a gigantic 20-tonne salad with the help of over 1,000 volunteers in…
Carrot Park opens in Ohakune
Two years in the making, the park sees Ohakune’s famous giant carrot joined by a cartoon carrot, as well as a swede, potato, and Brussels…