Category: Crop-Vegetables
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Posted on January 1, 2000
Selling Certified Organic Produce to Retail Produce Markets in the Upper Midwest
Retail produce buyers in Minneapolis, MN and Madison, WI were interviewed to see if there are opportunities for small-scale growers of certificed organic produce. Produce […]
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Posted on December 1, 1999
Composted manures offer yield and disease resistance benefits (Research Brief #45)
Composted manures offer promise as beneficial soil amendments for vegetable growers. New research results show that composted manures can increase vegetable yield, influence crop diseases, […]
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Posted on October 1, 1992
Organic potatoes: they can be grown, but can they be profitable? (Research Brief #4)
Organic potatoes can be grown on a large-scale without commercial pesticides and standard fertilizers. However, production costs for organic potatoes are higher and their yields […]
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Potato varieties show resistance to early blight (Research Brief #3)
Growers, processors and consumers alike may reap the benefits from a recent study that has identified several potato varieties with improved resistance to early blight. […]