…and poultry products (primarily milk and eggs), with 2016 sales of $2.2 billion; vegetables, $1.6 billion; fruits, tree nuts, and berries, $1.4 billion; livestock and poultry, $1.2 billion; and field…
California Avocados Delicate Relationship With NAFTA
…Committee for Trade in Fruits and Vegetables, which Melban is a member of. “In the renegotiation of NAFTA, to not harm the produce sector,” Melban said, “we’re not saying it’s…
Medfly Quarantine Issued in Los Angeles County
…of areas where larvae and mature flies have been detected. The Medfly can infect over 250 different types of fruits and vegetables. The pest poses great potential for causing significant…
Celebrating National Peanut Day
…day Peanut Lovers Unite for National Peanut Day, which is celebrated annually on September 13th. Peanuts, which actually aren’t nuts at all, they’re legumes. Simply dry fruits in the same…
Honeybees and Beer
…ingredients used in their beers, such as hops, grains, and fruits. The bees will get to work, pollinating many of the flowers and plants around the farm, then the brewers,…
Labor Day Gardening
…up the flowers. Or perhaps begin planting some of those fall fruits and veggies. And not just the garden, this might be the best time to give the lawn a…
Autumn Vegetable Planting
…water in the morning but they don’t like to have their leaves watered because their large foliage is susceptible to mildew. These fruits are largely water, so it does play…
Exotic Fruits to Try and Why
Cathy Isom fills us in about some exotic fruits to try and why. That’s coming up on this Land of Ours. Exotic Fruits to Try and Why It’s unsure of…
NIFA Invests $35 Million in Specialty Crop Research
…They foster a competitive U.S. industry that offers abundant, nutritious, safe, and affordable food sources.” Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and…
Grow Veggies Differently-Hydroponics
…Simply put, hydroponics could produce more food locally, just about anywhere and with little space. And with less natural resources. Some of the fruits and veggies that grow best hydroponically…
Agri View: Florida Carrots
Everett Griner talks about Florida farmers growing carrots in today’s Agri View. Florida Carrots If you wrote down the 10 healthiest vegetables grown in America carrots would certainly be in…
One of Summer’s Favorite Fruits – Watermelon
Cathy Isom has some great tips about the best way to buy, cut and store one of Summer’s favorite fruits. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. One of…
Plant Now for Fall Harvest
…planted in the dog days of summer in order to mature before the first frost of fall. Unlike frost-sensitive “warm season” crops, most fall vegetables will continue to produce until…
Reasons to Buy Local
…Sure, the one-stop shopping can be convenient, but not if you’re looking for fresh, local produce. You won’t always find local fresh fruits and veggies at those big box chain…