…percent Apples – $327 million, up 8 percent Lettuce – $277 million, up 6 percent Other top organic crops were strawberries, grapes, tomatoes, corn, potatoes, hay, spinach, and mushrooms. NASS…
Disease Resistant Strawberry Research Gets Funding Boost
…Food and Agriculture of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve the disease resistance and sustainable production of strawberries throughout the nation. The collaborative grant is good news for strawberry…
Grow Veggies Differently-Hydroponics
…include Eggplant, Lettuce, Peas, Peppers, Spinach, Tomatoes, Fruit, and Strawberries. On tomorrow’s This Land, a closer look at advantages and disadvantages of using Hydroponics, and why we shouldn’t do away…
Easy Fruits and Veggies to Grow in Pots
…or sugar snap peas, bell peppers or chili peppers, zucchini, and strawberries. Here’s one you might not think is as easy as it sounds. Radish. This quick-growing vegetable is so…
SoftBank Investing in Indoor Vertical Farming Company
…founders” of the startup. Plenty has successfully grown strawberries, but would not confirm any other crops, and the company has yet to demonstrate is the ability to operate at scale….
Farmers Market Frosty Summer Smoothies
…Cauliflower 2 cups strawberries 2 bananas 1 cup cauliflower ½ cup milk/nut milk Kiwi, Pineapple & Spinach 3 kiwis, diced 1 ½ cups pineapple, diced 2 cups spinach ½ cup…
Coffee Grown in California
…Grown in California California-grown coffee? You heard that right. The Golden State is famous for its strawberries, avocados, grapes, raisins, dates, apples, citrus and so much more. But now, it…
Agri View: Pesticide Residue Free Food
…doesn’t like fresh strawberries? Here is something you will not like. If they are conventionally grown, you are getting a taste pesticide residue with every bite. Yes. U.S. agriculture uses…
Boosting Natural Defenses with a Drone
…the technology and aims to 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…
Agri View: Hard Winter for Farmers
…nation’s biggest blueberry crop this year. That night they lost 90 percent of it. These were not the only crops to be hard hit. Strawberries were just starting to bloom….
Lygus Trap Crops in Strawberries
…strawberries. “As the hillsides dry down and spring turns to summer, lygus bugs immigrate into strawberry-growing areas,” Nieto said. “The idea is if you can provide them with a feeding…
What You Can Grow in a Straw Bale Garden
…with their own roots. The plants that do very well on straw bales include, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, turnips. Fruiting plants are also excellent candidates. Such as strawberries, yellow squash, zucchini,…
Natural Make-up
…blush or even an eye shadow. Strawberries would work similar to raspberries. So give those a try if you want something a little lighter in color. Cacao is another food…
Report Names Ag Labor in Human Trafficking List
…intensive labor to harvest, making them more susceptible to forced labor or exploitation. Others frequently mentioned are cattle/dairy, oranges, tomatoes, and strawberries. Often an agricultural contract will promise an hourly…