…that help support specialty crop growers, including locally grown fruits and vegetables. For example, in New Hampshire, the Small and Beginner Farmers of New Hampshire is partnering with Merrimack County…
Kids Gardening
…for “fruits and vegetables.” More than 13-hundred college students took part in the survey that looked at their fruit and vegetable intake and compared it with whether the student had…
Pumpkin: Background & Statistics
…farm prices: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Vegetables. Data provided only for top six States. According to the 2012 U.S. Census of Agriculture, these States accounted for approximately 50…
Technical Review Committee Members Wanted
…SCBGP is a competitive solicitation process designed to enhance the competitiveness of California specialty crops. Specialty crops include fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including…
Demand for Brussels sprouts is booming
…company sends the vegetables all over the United States and into Canada; others find their way onto cruise ships sailing out of Florida. Harreld said her company has been able…
Agri View: World Record Veggies
Everett Griner talks about world record vegetables in today’s Agri View. World Records I finally got a new list of world record vegetables. The list doesn’t include as much as…
Progress during National School Lunch Week and Farm to School Month
…to try new foods, notably fruits and vegetables. In the 2013-14 school year alone, these programs invested nearly $800 million back into local economies, helping 23.6 million students develop healthy…
Food Waste
…to emphasize some of the vegetables can be replanted. Also, if they can’t use everything or if they have scraps left over, then they can compost. She’s hoping to educate…
Agri View: Consumption Factors
…consumption of vegetables is declining. One of the contributing factors is that the whole world is eating pure potatoes. Well now I’m reading that households with higher income and more…
Early-Autumn Weather Affects Coastal Crops
…said, they should be OK. In Arroyo Grande, where Tom Ikeda grows leafy vegetables such as lettuce and cabbages, the heat wasn’t doing him or his crops any favors. “We…
Species of Bee Officially Endangered
…Bees are crucial for the nation’s food industry as they pollinate fruits, nuts, and vegetables. Various factors have led to a decline in bee populations, which CNN cites as habitat…
Fruit Growers Fight for Market Share in China
…half of China’s fresh fruits each year. Still, USDA researchers say the export outlook to China remains good as the nation carries out a five-year plan to move citizens from…
Agri View: Food Prices
…fifteen percent of the food consumed. And, most of that is fruits and vegetables. Actually, half of the fresh fruit. Perhaps twenty percent of the vegetables and eighty percent of…
Funding Available for Specialty Crop Research
…impacts.” Eligible crops are defined in the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act, reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Bill, as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and nursery crops,…