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