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Warm spell has NY fruit trees budding

New York fruit growers say unusually warm weather has put buds on their trees two to three weeks early. Now they’re hoping it stays mild because a hard frost could kill the buds and wipe out crops. On...

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Fans are going bananas for soft serve fruit

So-called soft serve fruit is, however, having a moment, recently becoming a darling of the mommy blog set.

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Squirrel population boom frustrates fruit growers

Last year's mild winter and a bumper crop of nuts have caused an apparent explosion in the squirrel population in patches of the country.

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Whole Foods to roll out rankings for produce

Whole Foods plans to start rolling out a system that ranks fruits and vegetables as "good," ''better" or "best" based on the supplier's farming practices.

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