Strawberries
Bountiful Crop Expected for New Strawberry Season
Tax season is also strawberry season in Georgia, and this year, growers expect a bountiful supply. The Gainesville Times more »
Strawberry Growers Gather at Food Safety Summit in Monterey
At a time when E. coli contamination is a concern for just about everyone, suggestions were flying at the Food Safety Summit for strawberry growers on Tuesday. Santa Cruz Sentinel more »
Cold Weather Worries Strawberry Farmers
It's another cold night in south Georgia. Temperatures could drop to freezing again, and that can mean bad news for farmers who grow fruit. WALB News more »
Berry Growers Have New Director
The Florida Strawberry Growers Association has tapped a lifetime Florida citrus and cattle man with "a passion for agriculture" as its new executive director. The Ledger more »
Freeze May Have Averted Strawberry Surplus
It turns out that instead of destroying California's crop, this month's freeze might have saved it. KTLA5 more »
Temporary Setback Due To Freeze Can Be Beneficial To Strawberry Production
The chilling temperatures haven't put the damper on California's year-round crop of strawberries, although the industry is experiencing a temporary setback that will take about six weeks to rebuild to normal volumes. ABC30.com more »
Fresh Vegetable Harvested Acreage Up 2 Percent
The prospective area for harvest of 11 selected fresh-market vegetables during the winter quarter is forecast at 183,900 acres, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. This is 2 percent above 2005 and 3 percent... more »
Dole Food Acquires Coastal Berry
Dole Food Co. announced it has completed the acquisition of Coastal Berry Co. Coastal Berry is a leading producer of fresh California coastal strawberries and bushberries (raspberries and blackberries). With this acquisition, Dole should become... more »
SCALA Fungicide Gains EPA Registration
SCALA fungicide has been registered by the EPA. With this registration, fruit, nut, vegetable and grape growers throughout the United States have a new fungicide that provides a high level of preventative control against a... more »
