Georgia Strawberries Are Ready for Picking ATLANTA, GA (April 17, 2007) - Some Georgia strawberry growers are reporting that they have beautiful berries ready for picking but are short on customers because people think the crop was frozen, Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin reported today. Georgia Strawberries Are Ready for Picking ATLANTA, GA (April 17, 2007) - Some Georgia strawberry growers are reporting that they have beautiful berries ready for picking but are short on...

With higher labor and land costs, island pineapple growers have lost market share to foreign growers and processors in Ecuador, Mexico and Costa Rica. The company says it will continue to sell fresh fruit and to process pineapple juice. But some of the affected workers may be transferred to its fresh fruit packing and juice processing operations. He says the move is necessary as the company works to develop a profitable business model. State losing its last pineapple cannery. Hilo, Hawaii...

Maureen Edwards, West Norfolk's markets administrator, said: The market traders provide a personal service for locals and visitors alike and are always willing to go the extra mile. Hunstanton's Wednesday market returns for the season this week. By supporting local markets, people are also supporting local producers, whilst still bagging themselves a bargain. Hunny's summer market back for season. The site where Norfolk entertainment really matters. It runs from May through until the last...

India: apple growers hopeful of a bumper crop If the cheerful faces of Himachal Pradesh apple growers and orchard owners are anything to go by, apple lovers across India are likely to find markets flooded with good quality fruit this year. Apple growers and orchard owners in Himachal Pradesh are expecting a bumper crop this year due to an extended winter season, which has brought a good amount of snow and rain during February and March. Anticipating a big earning this time, the apple...

by John Boyle, STAFF WRITER published April 12, 2007 11:36 am e-mail this Print this EDNEYVILLE - Congressman Heath Shuler met with more than 100 apple growers this morning to discuss the Easter weekend freeze that apparently has killed off most of the county's crop. by John Boyle, STAFF WRITER published April 12, 2007 11:36 am e-mail this Print this EDNEYVILLE - Congressman Heath Shuler met with more than 100 apple growers this morning to discuss the Easter weekend freeze that apparently...

The cattle market is a volatile one and relatively illiquid, so it can be a difficult market if you're just starting out. Truth be told, the meats are a good agricultural market with solid fundamentals and can be a great learning market for the novice trader -- just make sure no one knows you're a novice. I spent much of my early career running between the pits of the coffee, cocoa, OJ, and sugar markets, and let me tell you, these are markets that trade like no others. Translation: Prices...

And if you love peachcobbler, or fresh peaches for breakfast, your favorite fruit will likely be in short supply this year. He's the third generation of his family to work inthe peach orchard and he knows his business. The record cold will wreak havoc on this year's peach harvest, affecting both consumers and growers. It froze the seeds in them, it was real cold for about 2 nights in a row and usually it might drop down for an hour or an hour and a half right at daylight and nip them a...

Besides its fruity toots, there is much to learn about the strawberry, Schooley tells us. I bit into a large strawberry a few days ago and noticed the empty cavity in the middle again. Perhaps you're having some strawberries this morning -- on top of a waffle, drizzled with melted butter and maple syrup? The berries are not really the fruit of the plant -- they're the enlarged ends of the plant's stamen, or one of the organs of the flower. A journey to the center of a strawberry. I'm...

Rice, whose mother Joyce Calhoun is the secretary of the state strawberry growers' association, grows 5.5 acres of strawberries. You-pick farms are becoming popular statewide as a form of entertainment as well as a place to buy truly fresh fruit. Some urban farmers are using their you-pick farms to educate "city folks" about agriculture, Crawford said. With the season beginning in Georgia, pickyour own strawberry farmers are preparing for this year's rush of visitors. Entertainment or not,...