Strawberries
Growers Assess Damages After Easter Freeze
A visit by Jack Frost on Easter weekend left Virginia's fruit and vegetable crop in a deep freeze with strawberries, corn, peaches and apples suffering some losses across the state. Virginia Farm Bureau more »
Strawberry Industry Honors its Best
Some of the top performers in the Central Coast strawberry industry were honored Wednesday night at the annual Strawberry Recognition Dinner at the Santa Maria Fairpark. Santa Maria Times more »
Four Day Freeze Affecting Virginia Beach Strawberry Crops
About 50% of Joe Burroughs' strawberry crop was lost over the weekend because of frost and freezing temperatures. WTKR.com more »
Strawberry Fields Forever … If The Weather Allows
Orchard operators across West Virginia say the prolonged cold snap could leave their apple and peach crops could be a total loss. WTAP more »
Strawberry Growers Ready for Peak Period
With one peak demand period passed and their biggest day of the year approaching, California strawberry farmers say their production is catching up from a slow start. Central Valley Business Times more »
Cold Weather Threatens Strawberry Crops
This springtime cold snap could be disastrous for strawberry crops. News 14 Carolina more »
Bellevue Strawberry Farmer Worries About Picking Season
Strawberry picking season starts in May but there may not be any strawberries to pick this spring. KETV7 more »
Farm’s Switch To Vegetables Changes 250-year Tradition
The national bicentennial farm has been in the family since 1756. Until the 1980s, it primarily produced tobacco, soybeans and corn. At that time, the Holden brothers diversified from tobacco and planted an initial three-acre... more »
Hunts Point Terminal Merchants Look to Remodel Market
Plans are being made to modernize Hunts Point Terminal Market, that place in upper New York City where some $2 billion worth of fresh fruits and vegetables changes hands every year. The 55 merchants who... more »
Wholesale Apples Give Way to Variety, Agritainment
For 30 years, Peter Barton was a commercial apple grower with 200 acres of apples. "It was easier then," he said. "We were properly equipped, our minds were focused and we worked on a schedule."... more »
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