…to award funds to projects that solely enhance the competitiveness of California specialty crops. Specialty crops include fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture)….
Foods with Anti-Inflammatory Benefits
…rates from heart disease and cancer. You may want to include plenty of these options, when considering getting more anti-inflammatory foods in your diet. Tomatoes Olive oil Green leafy vegetables,…
Fruits and Vegetables Help You Live Longer
…about the foods that could help you live longer. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Fruits and Vegetables Help You Live Longer Eat more fruits and vegetables for…
USDA Secretary Working to Empower Local School Leaders and Improve the School Meal Programs
…for our nation’s children, design desirable meals, take better advantage of in-season fruits and vegetables, increase student participation, reduce plate waste, and control costs,” said Cincinnati Public Schools Director of…
USDA Announces Investment to Expand Markets for Specialty Crop and Other Farmers
…of agriculture in 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) to support farmers growing specialty crops, including fruits, vegetables,…
Using Solar Energy to Dry Pomace Increases Potential for Other Uses
…fruits and vegetables that were processed. Milczarek noted that they were able to convert tomato, prune and carrot pomace “into a dried stable material using only energy from the sun…
Canning or Freezing-Preserving the Harvest
…garden vegetables with less acidity include green beans, peas, peppers, onions, corn, greens, carrots, asparagus, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts. If freezing any of these, make sure none have any type…
Practical Uses of the Mimosa Tree
…vegetables, and the young leaves can be eaten as pot vegetables in soups and stews. The bark of the Mimosa tree is also commonly prescribed in Chinese Medicine. It is…
Building Good Soil for Your Garden
…which means faster growth in plants and better vegetables. A soil may be perfectly rich in vitamins and minerals, but if it is too acidic or too alkaline, plants are…
Agri View: What is Your Favorite Vegetable?
…live. String beans, butter beans, peas,and leafy vegetables. Rice is a grain, but it is classified as a vegetable. Where you live? Broccoli is well below leafy vegetables where I…
Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine in Sacramento County
…in the past. Originating in Asia, the Oriental fruit fly is known to attack over 230 kinds of fruits and vegetables including different types of citrus, walnuts, prunes, tomatoes, and…
Perdue Talks Tariffs, Water in San Joaquin Valley
…California industries — some of which lead the nation in production– including nuts, stone fruits and dairy made sure the state didn’t get overlooked. Perdue reasoned with folks around the…
Planting for Your Winter Garden Harvest
…before the temperatures really plummet. Winter gardens need to be heavily composed of cruciferous vegetables, such as bok choy, broccoli, kale, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts. Root vegetables, like carrots, beets,…
Tariffs Could Cost Fruit and Nuts $3 Billion
…and Resource Economics. When nuts and fruits are diverted back into the remaining markets for their crops, Sumner and co-author Tristan M. Hanon, a UC Davis graduate student researcher, expect…