Strawberries
New Fumigant Draws Praise
Salinas-area strawberry farmers and agricultural researchers Monday praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's approval of the fumigant methyl iodide, which, if it gets the state's OK for use, could replace ozone-layer-depleting methyl bromide. Salinas Californian more »
Socking It to Strawberry Root Rot
Strawberry plants grown in compost-filled mesh tubes, or 'socks,' had significantly less chance of getting black root rot, a severe threat to yields, than plants grown directly in infested soils in an Agricultural Research Service... more »
Farm Moves Toward Employee Ownership
The community of Sequim is nestled in Washington's Dungeness Valley, between the Olympic Mountains and Pacific Ocean, near the mouth of the Dungeness River. The area's geography and weather patterns have created a unique microclimate... more »
Tomato … Strawberry … of Straw-Mato
Gardeners and scientists alike are scratching their heads, trying to figure out how a Sandy woman says she found a strawberry growing inside her tomato. ABC4 more »
Farmers Find no Methyl Bromide Alternative
Ventura County farmers aren't overstating the situation when they say there are no viable, cost-effective alternatives to the fumigants they're using to treat locally grown strawberries, experts say. Ventura County Star more »
Strawberry Prof Shares his Seeds of Knowledge
Some days, Harry Swartz eats 500 strawberries. Others, it's more like 2,000. The Daily News more »
Southwest Michigan Farm Markets Rely on Chicago Money
Michigan's southwest corner is often ignored by the rest of the state, which gravitates more toward the southeast side and Detroit. That could be a problem for farm markets and other businesses in Southwest Michigan... more »
Storms Destroy Crops; Could Cost County Millions
An hour and a half storm on Friday, July 6, could cost the county about $10 million in money that would have come from strawberry crops this year. Siskiyou Daily News more »
Strawberry Harvest Disappointing
The unseasonably warm weather at the start of April may have been welcomed by the general public, but don't include the county's strawberry growers in that group. Leelanau Enterprise (Michigan) more »
Strawberry Farm Hit Hard
A west Colchester farmer is hoping to salvage something from his strawberry fields damaged by last week's freak hail storm. The Truro Daily News more »
