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Texas Watermelon Association refreshes website
The Texas Watermelon Association (TWA), a voice for watermelon growers and shippers across the Lone Star State, has refreshed its brand identity, including a bold new logo and redesigned website at texaswatermelons.com. As a top... more »
Family stone fruit tradition: Mountain View’s stone fruit focus
Mountain View Fruit Sales has been family-owned and -operated since 1994, working in the San Joaquin Valley in Reedley, California. Over the past three decades, the company has emerged as an industry leader in innovative... more »
Fresh Views: Cherry Choice: Successfully growing cherries
Growing cherries is both a rewarding and challenging endeavor. My family has been farming since 1935, starting with apples. However, as it became very difficult to harvest a small apple crop for profit, we shifted... more »
Northern California grape, olive field day scheduled
Registration has opened for this year’s Olive & Grape field day. The event, sponsored by the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) in Davis, California, is scheduled for July 30 in Hopland, California. Topics to... more »
MSU study shows farm labor changes, challenges
For the first time, the Mexican immigrant population in the U.S. has started to decline, creating new labor supply pressures for industries that rely on immigrant employees. In a Michigan State University (MSU) study, researchers... more »
Michigan Viticulture Field Day scheduled
In late July, Midwest winegrape growers will converge in southwest Michigan to participate in two educational events that are designed to show growers and winemakers the latest developments in growing and processing. The annual Michigan... more »
Washington Red Raspberry Commission launches frozen raspberry campaign
To connect consumers with the roots of their food, the Washington Red Raspberry Commission (WRRC) has launched a new national campaign promoting frozen raspberries. The Great American Frozen Raspberry campaign has been introduced as a... more »
Sundale Vineyards moves from winegrapes to table grapes
The Kinosian family's grape-growing legacy began in 1930, when they planted their first Thompson seedless raisin grapes in California’s Central Valley. That legacy flourished, culminating in the founding of Sundale Vineyards in Tulare in the... more »
















