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Exploring Varieties of Tomatoes

Dan January 31, 2019 Fruits, This Land of Ours, Vegetables

Cathy Isom has us exploring the many varieties of the most popular vegetable in the world. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable in the world. According to botanists, this South American native is actually a fruit. Despite this, most people prepare and eat it like a vegetable. One of the reasons why …

New Florida Farm Service Agency Director Focused on Grower Engagement
Earlier this summer, the Trump administration appointed Marcinda Kester to serve as the state executive director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Kester has worked for FSA for 33 years and most recently served as the FSA county executive director for Florida’s Polk, […]
Texas Mexfly Quarantine Update
Federal and Texas agriculture officials amended the Brownsville Mexican fruit fly (Mexfly) quarantine in Cameron County and removed the Edinburg Mexfly quarantine in Hidalgo County. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) made the amendments. On Aug. 22, APHIS and TDA reduced the […]

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