Mr Newton said the national report commissioned by the growers' association highlighted a need for improved approaches to developing wine grape growing and production. The overriding theme of the report was the emergence of a more competitive international market, likely to lead to moderate wine grape prices. The organisation says a national report shows a need for major reshaping of the wine grape industry because of economic and structural challenges. Growers must improve economies of...

Instead, the metaphor that has become a cliche for creativity describes how Anderson and her husband, Michael, who own and operate Swan Chocolates, are pursuing innovative ways to package and market the handmade, all-natural, Belgian chocolate truffles that have been the company s specialty since it opened in 2003. Instead, the metaphor that has become a cliche for creativity describes how Anderson and her husband, Michael, who own and operate Swan Chocolates, are pursuing innovative ways...

Agriculture is the industry whose fate is most closely linked to climate, and California is by far the biggest agricultural producer in the country. But California's climate is already close to ideal for many of the fruits and vegetables it is famous for, and even the most optimistic predictions show California on the losing end of the warming stick. In a warming world, California's agricultural riches are among the most vulnerable in the country, so farmers and economists are starting to...

One problem might be that most of us can remember grandma or a neighbor having an huge old apple tree in the back yard and it usually took an enormous amount of work to care for and while you harvested a ton of apples you still ended up with lots of apples rotting on the ground attracting yellow jackets and making a mess. What is interesting is that two dwarf apple trees will take up about the same amount of room in the yard as three or four tomato plants, take about the same time to care...

In food processor pulse bread until coarse crumbs or crumb it yourself until you have 2 cups. Spread crumbs on rimed baking sheet and bake until golden, about 8-10 min. Put in 8" pan, sprinkle with rest of crumbs, cover with foil. Meanwhile place apples in bowl & toss with lemon juice. Bake until fruit mixture is bubbling, about 40 min. Transfer to bowl, add melted butter, toss. Serve w/ice cream or whipped cream. Comments will be approved within 48 hours.

Crispy Fruit is available in a single-serving size and the handy 'Grab & Go' 6-PACK (six single-servings in one convenient package) in four delicious flavors: Crispy Apples, Crispy Apricots, Crispy Peaches and the newest taste sensation, Crispy Pineapples. Crispy Green's Crispy Fruit freeze-dried fruit snacks are part of a new, top-10 food trend where fruit has a starring role as a snack food. Crispy Fruit snacks contain 100% high-quality, freeze-dried fruit with no additives,...

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The cocoa pod borer damages cocoa by laying eggs on the cocoa pod for its larvae to feed on. PNG farmers call for fresh efforts to eradicate cocoa pod borer. The Post Courier newspaper reports stakeholders have drawn up an NEC submission to get funding from the national government to combat the latest outbreak. Official death toll after earthquake and tsunami in western Solomons up to 12. The Voice of New Zealand, Broadcasting to the Pacific. Stakeholders in Papua New Guineas agriculture...

LONDON (Reuters) - London cocoa futures hovered near four-year peaks on Friday on worries over damage to West African mid crops from dry weather, and robust global demand. cocoa futures closed higher on Thursday in a rally buoyed by fund and speculative buying, keeping prices at nearly four-year-high levels. Analysts and traders also referred to concerns over the level of forward fixed price cover by industry and the large long positions held buy speculative investment funds, signalling...