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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Fruit, Economics,

Local solar farm will produce energy, blueberries

A 4.2-megawatt solar installation in Rockport will soon feed electricity into the power grid. Landowner David Dickey of Camden chose BlueWave and NaviSun solar because they promised the blueberry field where the solar is installed will continue to produce.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Vegetables, Agriculture Global, Fruit, Food/Nutrition, Gardening, Urban Farming,

Awesome Gardening - Rooftop garden with many varieties of ‘giant’ vegetables - Agricultural Family

Although only growing vegetables and fruits for his family, Mr. Phan Van Liem, 46 years old, in the Tan Phu district, likes to grow strange varieties, super big varieties. Mr. Liem is a self-employed man with three years of experience in rooftop gardening. “I have never been a gardener, so I joined many groups to ask […]

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Pesticides, Education U.S. MidWest, Beekeeping, Fruit, Research, Pollinators,

As-needed pesticide use brings wild bees, increases watermelon yield without reducing corn profits

Many farmers rent bee hives to pollinate crops, but they could tap into the free labor of wild bees by adopting an as-needed approach to pesticides, a new proof-of-concept study shows. A multiyear study of commercial-scale fields in the Midwest found this approach led to a 95% reduction in pesticid

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Fruit, Research, USDA,

USDA Announces Over $243 Million in Grants Awarded to Strengthen the Specialty Crop Industry

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of more than $243 million in grants to support specialty crops, including fruits, vegetables, tree nuts and nursery crops through two USDA programs – the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and the Specialty Crop Research Initiative grants program.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Coffee/Tea, Agriculture Global, Fruit, Economics, Grapes, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Innovation,

Aerial scanning can help protect food crops against devastating disease

Virulent diseases which devastate food crops like coffee, almond, citrus and grapevines with serious global economic and environmental consequences, could be controlled by large-scale aerial scanning, says new collaborative research involving Swansea University.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest, Fruit, Food/Nutrition, Crop Diseases,

Tracking a bacterial culprit in the case of the warty pumpkin - WSU Insider

On a Halloween pumpkin, warts, and bumps have a certain spooky charm. But some unwanted bacteria open the door to infections that ruin this bright, seasonal fruit.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Fruit, Food/Nutrition,

Kellogg’s faces $5 million lawsuit for not having enough strawberries in its Pop-Tarts

A lawsuit claims the Kellogg Sales Company is giving consumers an impression that Pop-Tart's fruit filling contains more strawberries than it does.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Jobs, Fruit, Food/Nutrition,

Wisconsin man combines walnut removal service with nut sales - Ghanamma.com

Oct. 11 (UPI) — A Wisconsin man turned a local nuisance into a profitable business by offering his services removing walnuts from yards — and then selling them. Jesse Peterson, a Middleton resident and owner of J’s Black Walnuts, said he offers his services to residents in Sauk City, Beaver Dam, Verona, Middleton and Belleville […]

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Fruit, Economics, Transportation, Trade (Commodities), Jobs US, Weather,

'We're hoping to break even this year' | Heat, wind, labor take a toll as harvest end nears

CHELAN — Ed Schaplow’s pear harvest was nonexistent this year. He picked about a third...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Coffee/Tea, Fruit, Economics, Research, Ag South America, Weather,

Colombia’s avocado boom shows the hidden costs of ‘green gold’

As avocados replace coffee crops in many parts of Colombia, scientists warn there are consequences for wildlife.

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