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Recently I spent a week in Honduras as part of a team of researchers working on gender issues in agriculture.

In September, 2016 we met with Scott Hoffman, Field Manager with Furmano's, for a tour of Furmano's processing plant in Northumberland, Pennsylvania.

Tomato harvest was in full swing during a recent visit to Earl Lake's Farm.

In May, 2016 we visited with Scott Hoffman, Field Manager with Furmano's, a tomato grower and packer that was started by JM and Emma Furman in 1921.

We headed up to Susquehanna County to visit 4 Seasons Farm Market, a 143-acre farm owned and operated by Tina and Gerald Carlin.

We visited Brett and Henry Stehr of Kenny Stehr and Sons Farm located in Pitman, Pennsylvania.

We recently spent an afternoon with Larry King of Harvest Valley Farms in Valencia, Pennsylvania. Larry grows vegetables on 160 acres with his brother Art and nephew Dave.

We met up with Kris Rutko and Jared Maurer at Huntsinger Farms to see early potatoes being harvested.

This growing season we've been following potato planting and harvesting at Huntsinger Farms Inc.

It’s the time of year when you may see tomato or tobacco hornworms on your tomato plants. They can be a problem from July through early September in Pennsylvania.

Continuamos nuestra serie donde hemos estado examinando informes de prueba del suelo para los túneles altos.

Niveles de fósforo, potasio, magnesio y calcio en una encuesta de 27 túneles altos en Pennsylvania.

pH del suelo en una encuesta de 27 túneles altos en Pennsylvania

Soluble salts commonly found in soils are calcium, magnesium, sodium, chloride, sulfate, and bicarbonate. Potassium, ammonium, nitrate, and carbonate are also found, but in smaller quantities.

Phosphorus (P), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), and calcium (Ca) levels in a survey of 27 high tunnels across Pennsylvania.

Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) is a measure of the ability of a soil to hold cations or elements with positive charges.

Microgreens are edible plants harvested when they are young and small, at about 1.5 to 3 inches tall.

Scouting for insect and mite pests and their natural enemies in in high tunnels is the cornerstone for successful integrated pest management (IPM).

Soil pH in a Survey of 27 High Tunnels in Pennsylvania

Ulmer Farms es una granja de 1,200 acres en el Condado de Clinton, donde Seth y Liz Ulmer han estado cultivando soja, maíz, tomates por procesamiento, y frijoles verdes por procesamiento desde 2001.

Ayer viajamos a Philadelphia para visitar fincas urbanas.

As a general rule, vegetable crops require 1–1.5 acre-inches of water per week.

En Toigo, cultivan principalmente tomates y también pepinos, pimientos y berenjenas para mercados al por mayor y directas.

Cucurbit scab is caused by the fungus Cladosporium cucumerinum and can cause a dramatic decrease in fruit quality of various cucurbit crops like squash, pumpkin and melons.

Using sticky cards is an important component of scouting for insects in high tunnels.