October 2000

Four Bt Plant-Pesticides
get Good Reviews from EPA
The progress of genetically altered foods in the United States has taken two steps forward and one step back over the last month.

Finks Look to Local Markets
for Selling Hydroponic Tomatoes
When Annie Fink sells tomatoes at the Dane County Farmers’ Market, her friendly, classy nature draws buyers to her stand.

Great Lakes Show to
Include Plasticulture Workshop
Growers are invited to take part in a day long plasticulture workshop on Thursday, Jan. 11.

Great Lakes Vegetable Show
January 9-11 in Grand Rapids
The 34th annual Great Lakes Vegetable Growers Convention & Farm Market Show will take place Jan. 9-11, 2001 at the Grand Center in Grand Rapids, Mich. These dates are a week earlier than they have been in recent years.

lLittle Things have Big Meaning
for Hydroponic Tomato Growers
At Mertz Greenhouses, in Northumberland, Penn., where workers can pick 20,000 pounds of tomatoes a week at the height of the season, close attention is paid to small details.

Michigan Greenhouse Expo
November 8 and 9 in Lansing
The annual Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo will feature two full days of activities Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 8 and 9 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, Mich.

Research on OxiDate
looks Promising for Potatoes
Initial trials at Michigan State University (MSU) indicate that OxiDate will control some of the potato storage pathogens at the recommended application rates.