We Need Your Help at the 2017 Farm Show!!!

If you have not volunteered to help at the Association’s food booth at the Farm Show, call PVGA today at 717-694-3596.  We need at least 25 volunteers in the booth at all the times.  Since the Farm Show runs from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., we need two shifts to...

Supercharged Plants Aim to Boost Food Production

Scientists have supercharged plant growth by making them more responsive to changes in light and shade. The researchers hope what they have learned by souping up experimental plants will someday help feed a hungry world.  Plants turn sunlight, carbon dioxide and water...

Vegetable Chemical Use Survey Underway

USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) is researching how the produce industry will fare economically under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), and grower participation in the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 2016 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey is...

Seedless Fruits an Underestimated tool

Production of seedless fruits an under-estimated tool for improving food security, research shows. The opportunity to produce bountiful levels of vital food crops such as apples, tomatoes and watermelons could be boosted by reducing a crop’s demand for pollinators,...

Convention Program and Registration Online

The educational program for the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention is now available online along with information on the six PVGA sponsored workshops.  While this information will soon be available on the  Convention website, it is available now on the...

Check Out Your Latest American Vegetable Grower!

Be sure to check out the May issue of the American Vegetable Grower magazine that features PVGA President Dave Miller on the front cover.  If you’ve misplaced your print copy, you can read the story “Small Producers Talk Profits” here.  ...