This Month in The Vegetable Growers News

January 2004

Dan, left, and Mike, right, Janoski display their tomatoes at their farm market near Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Pennsylvania Growers Offer Wide Variety, High Quality
The quality-conscious, big city customers at Janoski’s Farm and Farm Market, on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, Pa., want their Halloween pumpkins to be mud-free. And the Janoskis can do it.

North American Free Trade Agreement Passes Ten-Year Mark
As the North American Free trade Agreement (NAFTA) reached its tenth anniversary, observers say it has created some winners and losers in the vegetable trade arena. The free trade push, in general, has created a wide variety of challenges and opportunities for American agriculture.

CAFTA, NAFTA, do We HAFTA?
Industry Weighs Central American Trade Agreement
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative completed negotiations on a free-trade agreement between the United States and four Central American countries on Dec. 17.

Marketplace of Ideas

Growers Must Share The Story of Their Agricultural Heritage

Readers Share Farm Stories