…fruits are smaller and slightly less sweet. The fresh fruits are enjoyed best on yogurt or desserts, or made into chutney. It’s also possible to dehydrate the fruits to save…
House Ag Hearing to Review Farm Bill
…vegetables. However, in 2008, Title X was added to the bill and focused on programs for specialty crops. Listen to today’s National Spotlight for comments from California Representative Jim Costa…
CA Corner Stores Get a Healthy Make Over
California’s Department of Food and Agriculture Healthy Refrigeration Program is allowing fresh fruits and vegetables to get into the hands of all Californians who want them. The program provides energy-efficient…
MSOB: Using Biofungicides to Help Manage Resistance
…18 products helps a wide range of growers – from row crops and fruits and vegetables to tree nuts, vines, and greenhouse production – operate more sustainably while increasing their…
Desert Lettuce Shows Good Quality, But Challenges Ahead for Industry
…a lot of people aren’t going out to buy fresh vegetables,” said Shaw. “They’re kind of hunkering down in their house and enjoying a can of soup or making something…
Pear Tree Pests that Could Ruin a Harvest
The pear tree pests that could ruin a harvest. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Pinterest image Pear trees are one of the easiest fruits to grow in…
Problems that can Plague Your Fig Tree Crop
…give your fig tree time to mature before it will produce fruit. Check the particular cultivar that you’re growing to know when to expect fruits. This can also be caused…
MSOB: Working Towards Universal Understanding of Biostimulant Products
…portfolio of 18 products helps a wide range of growers – from row crops and fruits and vegetables to tree nuts, vines, and greenhouse production – operate more sustainably while…
Eggplant Varieties Best to Grow in a Home Garden
…grocery. More than a dozen Italian eggplant varieties come in many shapes, styles, and forms. Although the flesh of these vegetables is almost always a creamy white color (and known…
Nearly $73 Million Available Through USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
…fresh and processed fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, as well as horticulture and nursery crops, which includes floriculture. Awards issued through the program as made for a period…
Pesticide Levels in Food Found to Be Low Once Again in Latest Report
…tested were well within pesticide tolerance levels established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The 2020 PDP Annual Report also shows that nearly a third of fruits and vegetables examined…
Raspberries, One of the Juiciest Fruits of the Summer to Grow
How to grow one of the juiciest fruits of the summer. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Greenhouse tents protect raspberry vines in Central California With the right type…
EPA Seeks Comment on Revisions to Pesticide Crop Groupings
…amended for Groups 6, 7, 15 and 16. EPA is proposing updating “Crop Group 6: Legume Vegetables (Succulent or Dried)” to a new crop group “Crop Group 6-XX Legume Vegetable…
Broccoli Plant Problems that Could Threaten Your Harvest
…when growing your own vegetables: pest problems and health issues. And, Broccoli is no exception. Pests seem to love this member of the brassica family. Especially slugs, cabbage flies, and…