…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…
Eating Your Greens—Microgreens, That is!
…cabbage microgreens. Both types of cabbage were freeze-dried and served to the mice in amounts equivalent to one cup of vegetables per person per day. Among findings published in the…
Healthy Diet with Affordable Produce
…vegetables that are great additions to any meal or as a snack include Zucchini and carrots. Frozen or Fresh Broccoli is also great inexpensive and nutrient-dense choices and can be…
National Olive Day
…another reason to celebrate one of the world’s oldest fruits…known as the olive. Every year on June 1st, America celebrates National Olive Day. The olive is part of a traditional…
Boosting Natural Defenses with a Drone
…get some research to support what he is seeing. Parabug is testing the technology on strawberries but they hope to expand the target crops to vegetables like lettuce and brassicas….
Agri View: Sweet Satsuma Orange
…one of America’s favorite fruits. Most people know very little about the Satsuma orange. It is small, it is seedless, it is juicy and it is sweet. It peels like…
Citrus Disease HLB Detection and Quarantine in Orange County
…of all host plants and fruits within a five-mile radius of the find sites and applies to residents and commercial operations alike. The HLB quarantine maps for Los Angeles and…
Celebrating National Wine Day
…day in May every year, and not to be confused with its sister holiday in February – National Drink Wine Day. Wine is made from fermented grapes or other fruits,…
Robust Organic Sector Posts New Records in U.S. Sales
…8.4 percent growth rate, almost triple the 3.3 percent growth pace of total fruit and vegetable sales, organic fruits and vegetables now make up almost 15 percent of the produce…
Agri View: Food and Fiber
…nuts, and vegetables. They know where that beautiful cauliflower, carrots, and celery comes from. You only have to mention grapes and big juicy peaches to remind people of California. Nobody…
Planning and What to Grow in Your Food Forest
…enjoy the fruits of your labor for years to come? To get started, pick your location. Instead of grassy, weed-free landscapes, you’ll actually want to pile up organic material where…
Benefits of a Straw Bale Garden
Have you ever thought of using straw to grow your vegetables. Cathy Isom gives us some of the benefits of using a straw bale to grow a garden. That’s…
Ag Lender Survey: Farm Profitability Down, Commodity Prices Top Concern
…percent), poultry (21 percent), vegetables (20 percent), and fruits and nuts (17 percent). The decline in commodity prices has led to a fall in farm income, and subsequent tightening in…