Vegetables news

• Virginia helps make the healthy choice the easy choice

  12-10-2021 22:44
  
  Fresh produce isn’t hard to come by at any of Virginia’s more than 250 farmers markets. Some might call the rainbow of offerings, from bright red tomatoes this summer to earthy purple beets this fall, the stars of the show.Although abundant and readily available, fruits and vegetables aren’t necessarily the most affordable choices, especially for lower-income individuals or families. Purchasing canned or packaged foods is often the cheaper and more sustainable option.
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• How This Citrus Season Is Shaping up for Florida Growers

  12-10-2021 22:39 via growingproduce.com
  
  Initial crop forecast from USDA shows dips in the road. See where the numbers start for 2021-2022.
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• Student plant breeders tweak new variety of jalapeno popper pepper

  12-10-2021 17:55
  
  Student plant breeders at UC Davis are getting closer to releasing a new variety of jalapeño pepper designed to elevate a popular appetizer dish. Nearly 10 years ago, students launched a project to breed a pepper with the taste and texture of a jalapeño, combined with an enlarged cavity like a bell pepper, to create the ideal fruit for making hearty jalapeño poppers.
  The pepper breeding project started in 2012 and helped launch the Student Collaborative Organic Plant Br
  
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• Money Talks: Dollar Stores Starting to Pony up on Fresh Produce

  12-10-2021 17:03 via growingproduce.com
  
  In a world where talk is cheap, especially in regard to food insecurity, the buck actually might stop with places like Dollar General.
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• Sweet potatoes: Proper curing improves quality, shelf life

  12-10-2021 16:40
  
  Sweet potatoes are not very sweet when they are initially harvested, Shaun Francis, Extension horticulture specialist for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, said. Farmers should cure their sweet potato crop for a period of time to enhance the taste and ensure a longer shelf life.
  “Sweet potatoes remain metabolically active after they are harvested,” Francis said. “As the tubers continue the respiration process, their starches are converted to sugars, hence the sweet tast
  
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• FreshEdge’s Michigan footprint expanded by Vine Line deal

  12-10-2021 15:47
  Vine Line, a fresh produce distributor located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Vine Line operates out of a 67,147-square-foot state-of-the-art facility built in 2013.
  The addition expands FreshEdge’s footprint further into Michigan and provides space and logistical support to better serve its growing customer base. Vine Line joins a growing family that includes Piazza Produce & Specialty Foods, Indianapolis Fruit, Get Fresh, McCartney Produce, Leonardo’s Produce, Valley Produce, Garde
  
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• Biological Product Groups in Ag Sector Survive and Thrive During the Pandemic

  12-10-2021 14:37 via growingproduce.com
  
  Some practices adopted while adapting to COVID-19 were beneficial and will remain, such as webinars and online meetings.
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• Proterra Ag Inc. launches, introduces HYPERroots product

  12-10-2021 13:53
  Proterra Ag Inc. formally launched Oct. 12 its new company that exists to achieve the impossible in sustainable agriculture. With expertise in farming, bioscience and engineering, Proterra Ag invents technology and bring to market products that  reduce water requirements and make growing food more efficient, productive, profitable and kind to the earth.At a time when agriculture uses 75% of the world’s fresh water and only 2% of arable farmland is left worldwide, Proterra Ag is develo
  
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