…It’s unfair to our growers to not label the country of origin. While most fruits and vegetables must be labeled, meats don’t need to be. It used to! A few…
Picking Your Produce in a Grocery Store Farm
Instead of going to the field to pick your vegetables, herbs or spices, what about the grocery store? Cathy Isom tells us about the company that wants to put a…
Agri View: Raising a Newly Improved Potato
Everett Griner talks about the scientist working on producing a newly improved potato in today’s Agri View. Raising a Newly Improved Potato Now if we rated vegetables for quality, health,…
AFBF: NAFTA Renegotiations Must Prioritize Ag
…priorities for a modernized NAFTA include: Updated, science-based sanitary and phytosanitary rules; Improved dispute settlement procedures for fresh fruits, vegetables, and horticultural products; Eliminated or reduced Canadian tariff barriers to…
Keeping Fruits and Veggies Fresh
…help keep your fruits and veggies fresher, longer. First, it’s important to know that some fruits and veggies produce a harmless, odorless gas called ethylene. If fruits and veggies that…
Pollinator Partnership’s 10th Annual Pollinator Week
…plants, which enables them to reproduce and produce seeds and fruits. According to a study conducted by Cornell University, one-third of all the food eaten in the U.S. is the…
Agri View: Chemical Challenge to Control Insects
…to, just about, close to extinction. Many farmers would cease to grow the vegetables that sustain us. They would have to. The bugs and insects would eat the whole crop….
Regrow Vegetables from Your Scraps
…Land of Ours. Regrow Vegetables from Your Scraps When it comes to vegetables and produce, there are some foods that you can actually regrow just by saving the scraps. And…
APHIS to Allow Importation of Fresh Pitahaya Fruit from Ecuador
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending the fruits and vegetable regulations to allow the importation of fresh pitahaya fruit into the…
If It Smells Like a Petunias or Shampoo, It Might Be a Pesticide
…Originally, Zhang was identifying volatile compounds in apple juice that attracted fruit flies. Compounds found in rotting apples and other fruits usually attract flies. He found one compound—No. 19—strongly repelled…
USDA Announces Farm to School Grant Awards
…school meal participation, reduced food waste, and increased the willingness of the students to try new foods, such as fruits and vegetables. In addition, in the school year 2013-2014 alone,…
The Western View: Fruit Trail
…way to Kings Canyon or Yosemite – it was also to create a list of places the folks from Fresno could go to get the very freshest fruits and vegetables….
Year of Purple Foods
…the richly colored foods into your diet. Go for Beets! It’s a superfood and among the most nutritious of vegetables, great for cardiovascular health and lowering cholesterol. If you’re into…
Second Lady Karen Pence, Secretary Perdue Unveil Beehive at Vice President’s Residence
…value to about 90 crops by increasing yields and helping to ensure superior quality harvests. Those crops include nuts, fruits, berries, and vegetables, which add color, taste, and texture to…