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 »
Women, Minorities Continue to Take Over on the Farm
The changing face of farming belongs to women and minorities. According to the USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, the number of women principal farm operators grew 12.6 percent from 1997 to 2002. The number of... more »
Go-Getter Family Builds Vibrant Market
For Bill and Michelle Bakan of Maize Valley Farm Market in Hartville, Ohio, just being big farmers wasn't going to save the farm. They needed to sell something that made more money than corn and... more »
High Tunnels Bring High Returns
Production of fruit and vegetables in high tunnels is growing rapidly, with new growers and new crops finding their comfort zone under those plastic roofs and walls. Producers packed the session on high tunnel production... more »
