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- September 2003
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Phil
Johnson showed North American Strawberry Growers Association
members a hole puncher used to space strawberry plants. The
device is made with two wheels with a sickle section. Click
here to read the story.
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- Asparagus
in Exile:
Del Monte’s Processing Goes to Peru
- Two
processors have announced that they will no longer produce asparagus
at their Washington state facilities.
- Ohio
Hydroponic Growers Brand Veggies for Profit
- A
new brand and logo in Ohio, “Nature’s Flavors Produce”
gives vegetable growers in Ohio access to a brand that promotes
locally grown, high-quality hydroponic produce.
- Jersey
Asparagus Buys Rights to
Asparagus Guacamole, Salsa
- Jersey
Asparagus Farms now owns Esparrago’s “Asparagus Guacamole”
and “Chunky Asparagus Salsa,” which were developed by
the Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board (MAAB).
- NASGA
Leader’s Maryland Farm Focuses
on U-Pick and Education
- Phil
Johnson got his start in farming as a grain farmer who rented out
land wherever he could find it. He then purchased a farm for raising
hogs and strawberries. Today, Johnson’s Walnut Springs Farm
in Elkton, Md., features u-pick strawberries and asparagus and includes
educational tours.
- NAFDMA
Pre-Conference to
Tour California Farm Markets
- The
North American Farmers’ Direct Marketing Association (NAFDMA)
conference will be held in conjunction with the California Farm
Conference and the PlacerGROWN (Placer County, Calif. agricultural
marketing organization) annual conferences.
- Cabbage
Conference Joins New York Show
The
International Cabbage Conference will join the first Empire State
Fruit and Vegetable Expo, planned for Feb. 9-12, 2004. A tour of
cabbage production locations in Western New York will take place
on Feb. 9, followed the next day by an all-day session on cabbage.
- Marketplace
of Ideas
- Critics
of U.S. Farm Program
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