Richard W. VanVranken – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Predator Egg Mass Found
Joe Kaser and Clement Akotsen-Mensah – Department of Entomology
How Add-On Sales Helps Franjo Farms Stay Profitable
Richard NanVranken, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County
Cash In On Ethnic Crops
The category of ethnic specialty crops has taken off considerably within the past couple years, and as growers bear witness to the market’s growing popularity, many are jumping on the bandwagon… Despite many opportunities in the sector, Richard VanVr…
Farmers’ Market Friendly Laws Can Be Trumped By Health Boards
Maryland-based Capital Gazette published an article recently about how the health department did a sweep of local farmers’ markets and fined several of the farmers for violating administrative rules. Since most farmers thought they were covered by cott…
How to Get Ready for the 2016 Fruit Season
As I prepare this article, the season is running a full two weeks ahead of last year’s green tip date on apple! Mature apple scab spores were detected on March 7 in New York’s Hudson Valley by Dave Rosenberger of Cornell University and on March 10 by K…
Hot Topics Tackled At Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention
From GMOs to food safety, and much more. That’s what the first day of the Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention had in store for attendees. The show, which is held in Hershey, PA, through Thursday, Feb. 4, wasted no time covering hot topics suc…
