Fruits
Research results reveal specific breeding targets to improve flavor.
California agriculture will lose $1.84 billion and 10,100 jobs in 2015 because of the drought, according to the […]
Oriental fruit fly in Miami-Dade County sparks quarantine and chemical treatments.
“Nobody expected this,” cherry grower Vern Rodighiero told the East Oregonian following a freeze last November. “We’ll just […]
The formula from Cal Poly halts microbial growth and extends shelf life.
Harris Teeter and its vendor Titan Farms donated more than 34,000 pounds of peaches to North Carolina food […]
These 10 pointers are designed to prepare you financially for changes in the agricultural economy.
Bill Dodd, owner of Hillcrest Orchards in Amherst, OH, was honored as American Fruit Grower® magazine’s 2015 Apple […]
Climate pattern-fueled extremes could have big impact in certain parts of the U.S.
PMA’s Bob Whitaker says the focus now will be to make sure the regulations best serve the public health and applauds FDA’s the clarification of the definition of “farm.”
Report confirms farming, food, and natural resource industries as state’s largest employer.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday rejected the EPA’s approval of the insecticide sulfoxaflor (Closer, DowAgroSciences). The […]
In 2014, an invasive pest called spotted lanternfly was discovered in Berks County, PA. However, Penn State Professor […]
Tobacco ringspot virus and grapevine leafroll virus can cause serious losses in vineyards. Annemiek Schilder, associate professor in […]
To the contrary, local politicians and policymakers score producers lower when it comes to decisions on usage.
Since being found four years ago, nearly 160,000 of the invasive pests have been collected and destroyed.
FirstFruits Marketing of Washington recently donated $20,000 to help support those affected by the complex fire in Chelan, […]
Zorvec is the first member of a new class of fungicides.
Honeycrisp can be extremely challenging to grow, harvest, and store. In the latest Penn State University Extension bulletin, […]