HEREFORD Retail consolidation in the vegetable industry is scary, but inevitable, said John McClung, president of the Texas Citrus and Vegetable Association, at the recent West Texas Vegetable Conference here. “Consolidation is intimidating to growers, shippers and packers but it is an inescapable part of doing business in the future,” McClung said….
HEREFORD Vegetable growers can improve their odds of getting a good crop stand by following a few simple practices, said a Texas A&M horticulturist at the recent West Texas Vegetable Conference here. “Our top priorities in getting a good vegetable stand are good seedbed preparation, providing adequate soil moisture, and protecting seedlings once they…
WESLACO Leading authorities in the growing of herbs, a hobby rapidly gaining popularity across the country and the Lower Rio Grande Valley, will be on hand at the First Annual Rio Grande Valley Herb Extravaganza to be held Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Harlingen Public Library. “We are very excited about being able to…
COLLEGE STATION — When professionals in the computer-networked business world park their hard drives on weekends, many head to the suburbs for something less stressful such as gardening. But while the rows of plants offer respite from corporate mergers and down-sizing, for example, leisure-time gardeners find that flowers and vegetables have their own set of…
WESLACO Harvesting of Rio Grande Valley vegetables, citrus and sugarcane continues unimpeded by winter cold fronts that have thus far failed to produce significant rainfall or damaging cold temperatures in South Texas. “Rain would be nice,” said Dr. Lynn Brandenberger, vegetable specialist at the Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Weslaco. “If…
LUBBOCK — A full day of presentations and workshops awaits vegetable growers Jan. 18 at the West Texas Vegetable Conference in Hereford, said a Texas A&M University horticulturist. “Our speakers this year will address topics such as pesticide laws and regulations, how to do business with large retail chains, water management, and crop health,” said…
DALLAS A new Web site in Dallas has gone on line with an authoritative body of native plant research and photos collected over 30 years by Texas A&M researcher Benny Simpson. “This new Texas native trees Web site preserves Benny Simpson’s nationally recognized collection of native plant research that would not have been usable…
WESLACO — Members of the South Texas Melon Committee, a federal marketing order that regulates and promotes melon production in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, are reviewing several research proposals for 2000 presented recently by Dr. Marvin Miller, project leader at the Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center here. Proposals include efforts to control…
COLLEGE STATION — In memory of Lou Cashion, friends and family have established a memorial fund of $25,000 to be used for the maintenance of the Horticultural Gardens at Texas A&M University. Cashion’s family also donated her flower garden that was featured in the September 1996 issue of the horticultural magazine Neil Sperry’s Gardens. The…
WESLACO A scientist in South Texas thinks he may have found a better way to turn the dark green peel of early-harvested citrus into the alluring hues consumers prefer. Dr. Bhimu Patil, a post-harvest physiologist at the Texas A&M-Kingsville Citrus Center in Weslaco, recently sprayed 18 early-variety grapefruit trees with an experimental formula he…
