Carrots
Farming Showing a Rebirth Across Massachusetts
Her favorite chores: harvesting watermelons and carrots. masslive.com more »
Crowd Fights Through Traffic, Dirt for Free Food
Beth Mayer and Ashley Veigel could have suffered from a lack of planning Saturday. Without a shovel or pitchfork to glean the remaining carrots from the earth, the chances of garnering any fresh produce naturally... more »
Brussels Sprouts Relaxed Rules for Fruits and Vegetables
Oddly shaped asparagus, crooked cucumbers and gnarly carrots will no longer be banned from grocers' shelves in the European Union, following a relaxation last week of EU standards governing the appearance of fruits and vegetables.... more »
Producers Pay More as Growing Gets More Expensive
Despite the skyrocketing cost of inputs and a national economy that seems to get gloomier and gloomier with each passing day, Tim Boals has never seen more opportunity in agriculture. Sure, the emerging credit crisis... more »
IR-4 Continues to Generate Herbicide Registration Data
Registering an herbicide for use on a specialty crop is a long, involved process. A federally funded program, the Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), has been shepherding that process since 1963. IR-4's mission is... more »
Deer Feeding Ban Hits Carrot, Apple Growers
Michigan's ban on feeding and baiting wild white-tailed deer came at a bad time for apple and carrot growers, as well as for those who grow corn and sugar beets specifically for deer feed. The... more »
California Water Crisis Threatens its Fruit and Vegetables
Ron Jacobsma, general manager of the Friant Water Authority, called it a "double whammy" on California's water supply: A record drought that started last year and shows no sign of stopping, and a court-ordered reduction... more »
Luna Circle Farm Keeps its Owner Busy
On the road toward a master's degree in accounting, Tricia Bross took a detour and arrived at a somewhat different destination. Now a grower and marketer of organic vegetables and herbs from her small Wisconsin... more »
Pushing the Envelope on Vegetables
The view of the vegetable patch will be decidedly odd this year: Get ready for maroon carrots, yellow watermelons and pink-and-white striped beets. Wall Street Journal more »
Trip to France Piques Curiosity About French Agriculture
Went to France a few weeks ago. No big deal. Just your average vacation. Average vacation? Come on, man. Not many people get to go to Europe. What about people who live in Europe? You... more »
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