Strawberries fared better than most fruits. Some farmers reported their thermometers registered in the teens. Since Tennessean.com does not control user submitted statements, we cannot promise that readers will not occasionally find offensive or inaccurate comments posted on our Web site. Wheat was devastated, but farmers salvaged some of it for hay. It's been a disheartening spring for Tennessee growers and the effects will linger into summer. The sudden cold snap wiped out many fruit...

Participants drive up and down the Valley to experience fresh apples, herbs, berries, nuts and attractions. She gives tours of the farm and teaches visitors how to use lavender in satchels or for therapeutic purposes. Visitors taste and buy almonds and walnuts, and if they have a positive experience they tell their friends. Nachtigall's business includes 80 varieties of herbs and a hillside of lavender. So we feel pretty good about it. The scent of lavender wafted through downtown...

The cold weather destroyed the blossom's ability to pollinate or to produce fruit, Barnwell said. When the crop insurance premium is paid, plus the cost of keeping the trees and orchards healthy for next year, two-thirds of any crop insurance payments received is spent. When blossoms are on the trees, crop insurance adjusters count the blossom as an apple and growers are required to maintain the tree as if an apple was on the tree. There are no small apples growing on the branches, just...

When the sugar is moistened, add about half the raisins, toss to coat, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the raisins are heated through. Cook, stirring often, for about 8 minutes, or until the apples are limp and release their juices and the liquid is syrupy. To make the filling, combine the raisings and orange liqueur in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Add to the skillet and cook, tossing the apples, for about 1 minute or until the sauce thickens and looks...

The conventional wisdom among the agricultural community is that a mysterious agent called Colony Collapse Disorder is wiping out colony after colony of honeybees in the nation, Pennsylvania included. The demise of so many honeybees is particularly troubling to Jim Bobb, president of the Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association, who said he was inundated with calls last month from orchard owners asking how they can obtain bees to help pollinate their crops. Email this article Print this...

But Niagara's greenhouse sector isn't a weak cog in the economic wheel about to break down in light of this latest addition to a growing list of challenges. Each year, those glass and plastic rectangles churning out plants and, in some cases, vegetables, chip in more than 42 per cent of the dollars generated by local agriculture, making Niagara's greenhouse industry the largest sector of the local farm economy. As the owner-operator of Sunrise Greenhouses in Vineland, Bierhuizen's business...

A withering, record-breaking freeze early Sunday devastated the state's peach and apple orchards just as tiny buds of fruit started to appear and may have damaged the blueberry crop, growers said Monday. Jim Nesbitt, Staff Writer Easter weekend's killing cold may make it harder and pricier for North Carolinians to pursue a rite of late spring and early summer - buying fresh, home-grown fruit from a farmers market or roadside stand. Supermarket prices will stay relatively stable, insulated...

Wednesday -- Breakfast: assorted juices, hot and cold cereal, French toast with syrup, hash browns, grilled ham, fresh fruit. Tuesday -- Breakfast: assorted juices, assorted cereals, eggs ham and cheese on bun, Tater Tots, fresh fruit. Friday -- Breakfast: assorted juices, assorted cereal, cream beef with biscuits, eggs to order, fresh fruit. Tuesday -- Breakfast: peanut butter and jelly sandwich or pancake. Lunch: beef breaded sticks, mashed potatoes, cole slaw, peach slices. Lunch:...

L'OCCHIO SUL MERCATO Nelle cantine d'Italia sbarcano i "wine-lover" e i "gav" (gruppi d'acquisto vino): i due nuovi protagonisti delle ultime tendenze di acquisto rappresentano un importante ed immediato mercato di sbocco per le aziende vitivinicole di Daniela Vidotto. L'OCCHIO SUL MERCATO Nelle cantine d'Italia sbarcano i "wine-lover" e i "gav" (gruppi d'acquisto vino): i due nuovi protagonisti delle ultime tendenze di acquisto rappresentano un importante ed immediato mercato di sbocco...