…fruits – peaches, nectarines, and cherries – usually are pink to red, but sometimes white with pink highlights. The blossom season ends with the late bloomers – like cherries. I’ve…
Funding to Support Specialty Crop Pest Management
…crops. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and nursery crops (including floriculture). The deadline for applications is May 1, 2017. See the request for…
A Farm Bill for Our Future
…leading to peer-reviewed studies that demonstrate the health benefits of fruits, vegetables and nuts. Increase food safety training. Quantify the benefits of on-farm climate-smart farming practices. Rural Development California’s rural…
Subcommittee Evaluates Effectiveness of Specialty Crop Production Programs
…task of developing policy particularly challenging. These crops range from fruits and vegetables, to tree nuts, nursery crops, and floriculture each requiring different needs and attention. The 2014 Farm Bill…
Trump Ends WOTUS, Ag Supports Move
…the country’s fresh fruits, vegetables and tree nuts. Our collective livelihoods depend on the abundant availability of clean water, which has been protected over the years by the reasonable application…
Vertical Garden Ideas
…up the tower rather than along the ground. Trellis-and-Vine Vertical Gardens are great for lots of the favorite fruits and veggie varieties grown on the vine. And if you have…
Western View: Write an Essay, Win a Farm!
…The farm is Bluebird Hill Farm east of Asheville. It’s a USDA certified organic farm. She grows lavender, vegetables, herbs, and native plants, and it’s a beautiful place, judging from…
CA Farmers Monitor Storms’ Impact on Crops, Water
…say that could leave vines vulnerable to root-rot damage if they remain flooded for too long. • Vegetables—Rains and muddy fields slowed vegetable harvest in Southern California and delayed planting…
Help the Bees
…take time for native plants to grow and for pollinators to find your garden. Plant a pollinator-friendly garden. In your own backyard or somewhere else, with native flowering plants, vegetables,…
Influence of Income and Prices on Global Dietary Patterns by Country, Age, and Gender
…saturated fatty acids, high-sodium prepared and processed foods, and added sugars in food and nonalcoholic beverages, and (2) to increase the availability, affordability, and consumption of fruits, vegetables, and other…
Year of the Pansy
…gardeners because that makes them critter proof. Daffodil is actually just a nickname. The Brassica family of plants is one of the most prolific genera of vegetables in the world,…
U.S. Trends in Food Availability
…day (43 percent of the recommended 2 cup-equivalents) in 2014. Vegetables. The amount of vegetables available for consumption reached 383.6 pounds (fresh-weight equivalent) in 2014, up 17 percent from 327.9…
Trump: Change NAFTA to NAFFTA
…to see NAFTA renegotiated quickly. Mexico is a major foreign market for agricultural commodities. Meanwhile, the U.S. is a key importer of Mexican fruit, vegetables and livestock. From the National…
State Ag Directors Want NAFTA Fixes
…get U.S. cheese imports into the province. They’re also unhappy that a recent glut of Mexican fruits and vegetables into America are driving down prices for U.S. producers. Texas Ag…