Fruits

Funding set for research on impacts of sustainable fruit production

Red Tomato has been awarded a $2,000 grant from the Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement program. These funds will support Red Tomato’s ongoing efforts to research the impacts of sustainable fruit production on 18 Northeast orchards.... more »

Kids’ access to produce the focus of United Fresh fundraiser

FreshStart 2019 is scheduled for January 15-17, 2019, at the La Quinta Resort & Club in Palm Springs, California. The United Fresh Start Foundation’s annual conference, golf tournament and gala dinner is set to bring... more »

National consortium wants Canada to have a bigger bite of apple market

A group of Canadian apple researchers, growers and marketers have joined forces to give one of Canada’s oldest and most famous fruit crops some new crunch in the marketplace. Members of the National Apple Breeding... more »

California leads states with $22.6M specialty crop block grant

California has received $22.6 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2018 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP), most in the country. More than $102 million was distributed nationally, with $72 million going to state... more »

Texas church garden yields 20K lbs. of produce

As fall harvest season approaches, a green-fingered Texas church is focussed on being fruitful—literally. Yielding around 20,000 lbs. of fruit and vegetables per year, the Denton Bible Church community garden supplies more than a dozen... more »

It's hard to envision a more luxurious farm-to-table operation. A luxury hotel in Paris, the Four Seasons Hotel George V, is establishing an organic garden to grow fruits and vegetables for a hotel restaurant, Le George. [caption... more »

Purdue offers expertise that fuels growth for Indiana wineries

Bruce Bordelon, professor of viticulture at Purdue University, is fretting about the weather. The state is getting way too much rain, which plays havoc with maturing grapes. Excess moisture can cause them to burst, and... more »

High tunnels bring berries’ success under cover

In many areas of the country, cold winters and humid, variable growing seasons can limit the profitability of raspberries and strawberries, as well as the survival of blackberries. High tunnels alter the crop environment in... more »