Turnip and strawberry farmers will be the first to tell you: Small ones are sweeter. In terms of commercial real estate deals, small ones aren't necessarily sweeter, but they're palatable enough to help...
San Luis Obispo, Calif.--Taking a page from the United Farm Workers Union, John Salisbury, president of Salisbury Vineyards in San Luis Obispo County, opened his picking crews to anyone interested and capable of...
HEADNOTE Growth Comes With Town Hall-Style Meetings, Trips to Strawberry Farms When Carey Ransom was tapped to lead RealPractice Inc. in late 2009, he laid out some aggressive changes to prepare the company...
Saskatchewan is well known for its ability to produce cereal crops--but who would guess it also produces high quality tree fruits? Located in the Qu'Appelle Valley just 30 minutes from Regina, Over the...
For decades, methyl bromide has been a extremely important test for vegetable, strawberry, deciduous fruit, nursery, and ornamental growers in their efforts to combat soil-dwelling nematodes, diseases, and weeds. But the fumigant is...
1. MICRO LITES Product La Rose Noire Micro Tart & Panier Basket Collection USP The hand-made tartelette shells and panier baskets are the creation of award-winning Swiss pastry chef and chocolatier Gerard Dubois....
1. MICRO LITES Product La Rose Noire Micro Tart & Panier Basket Collection USP The hand-made tartelette shells and panier baskets are the creation of award-winning Swiss pastry chef and chocolatier Gerard Dubois....
Cider's national heritage Alongside beer, cider can stake a good claim to be Britain's national drink. It has been part of the rural economy for millennia, with apple trees grown by farming communities...
Carson Senior High School's urban garden educates students about nutrition and sustainability WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Today, Dole Food Company (NYSE:DOLE) joined the Environmental Media Association (EMA), actress and advocate Emmanuelle Chriqui and...
Time is running out to register for the 2011 Agri-Marketing Conference. If you haven't already, please go to nama.org and make plans to join NAMA in Kansas City on April 13-15. Then get...
- Premium Dairy Products Company Adds New Flavors, Sizes and Availability - TILLAMOOK, Ore. -- Tillamook's popular line of 6-oz. yogurts is expanding with three new flavors, all made with no artificial flavors,...
Jan. 21--HARTFORD -- The alleged "white knight" that Strawberry Park campground operator Hyman Biber alluded to in federal bankruptcy court 11 days ago was a no-show Thursday, leaving the region's popular family campground...
Bliss Organic Ice Cream, one of the most popular organic ice creams in Colorado, has been acquired by Bolder Natural Foods, LLC, a new food production company started in December by Carey Fusick,...
Jan. 19--Of all the trends that food-watchers predict for 2011, the one that has us striving to eat locally is perhaps the least in dispute. By now, it's not so much trend as...
Strawberry Research Harvests Consumer Input KANNAPOLIS, N.C. -- North Carolina State University's Plants for Human Health Institute touts the merits of strawberries for the nutritional punch they deliver. Rich in vitamin C, antioxidants...
Jan. 17--HARRISBURG -- With decreases in state and federal funding for agriculture research, vegetable growers help Penn State University's College of Agricultural Science with money from a vegetable stand they sponsor each year...
Jan. 14--LAKELAND -- Florida strawberry growers battled freezing conditions for about four hours Thursday morning but the state's citrus growers came through unscathed. Strawberry freezes begin once the temperature falls to 32 degrees,...