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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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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Fruit, Food/Nutrition, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, Genes /Genetics, Regenerative Agriculture,

Hidden mechanisms of apple watercore formation

Watercore apples with enhanced sweet flavors are preferred in most Asian countries, although the underlying mechanisms of the transparent water-soaked symptom formation remained unknown. A collaborative research team conducted site-specific cellular analyses in conjunction with two principally different osmometers to reveal the cellular mechanisms related to the tissue appearance. This research team consists of members from Ehime University, the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan, and the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Forestry, Fruit, Research, Genes /Genetics, Education,

Coconut tree cloning breakthrough will help propagation and preservation

Coconut trees grow slowly and are difficult to clone. Scientists at KU Leuven and the Alliance multiplied seedlings faster and conserved coconut genetic resources for the long-term. This will help preserve coconut tree biodiversity and meet increasing demand for coconuts and derived products

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