Instead of going to the field to pick your vegetables, herbs or spices, what about the grocery store? Cathy Isom tells us about the company that wants to put a farm in every grocery store. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The way we eat food, how we eat it, and also how we buy it, is constantly changing. …
Agri View: Raising a New Improved Potato
Everett Griner talks about the scientist working on producing a newly improved potato in today’s Agri View. Now if we rated vegetables for quality, health, and taste, it wouldn’t even be close. Given the vast selection, we have to choose from, the potato would win hands down. Not just in America, but all over the world. …
Southern Region Noncitrus Fruit and Nut
Key findings for the Southern Region: Avocados: Florida’s utilized production is down 13 percent from 2015 and the associated value of production is down 7 percent. The Laurel Wilt disease continues to have a negative impact on Florida avocado groves. Blueberries: The value of utilized production for the United States is down 13 percent for 2016. Georgia’s utilized production is …
Achieving ‘Bliss’: Children, Adults Differ in How They Perceive Sweetness of Fruits
by Brad Buck, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Most children want their food to taste sweet. So, do you want your child to eat a candy bar or fruit when they have a snack? A team of researchers from the University of Florida and the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Pennsylvania found children and adults differ in …
Agri View: Expanding Nut Production
Everett Griner talks about various types of nut production, which is not just in California and Georgia any longer in today’s Agri View. The whole world is consuming more nuts. What kind of nuts? All kinds. But, tree nut farmers are doing all they can do to keep up. This is good because the world is discovering …
Farmers Market Frosty Summer Smoothies
Cathy Isom has some tips on making the very best smoothies with all of that farm-fresh produce. That’s coming up on “This Land of Ours.” Now that you have carried in all of that great farm-fresh produce, after a trip to the local roadside stand or Farmers Market, it’s time to treat yourself. And, with summer upon …
Coffee Grown in California
There is a new crop in town. Cathy Isom informs us about the unique way farmers are growing coffee in California. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. California-grown coffee? You heard that right. The Golden State is famous for its strawberries, avocados, grapes, raisins, dates, apples, citrus and so much more. But now, it seems, coffee is …
Keeping Fruits and Veggies Fresh
Cathy Isom has some tips about how to keep your fruits and veggies fresher, longer. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. There is nothing more annoying or perhaps upsetting when finding one of your favorite fruits and vegetables that you’ve been waiting to enjoy has already ripened to the point of rotten. Every year, the typical American family ends …
Agri View: Grape Farming Expanding
Everett Griner talks about grape farming and wine production in more than just California in today’s Agri View. You know it takes good grapes to make good wine. California has always been America’s primary source of wine grapes. Grape farmers are among the nation’s most elite group. Of course, there are small and medium vineyards in other …
Agri View: Chemical Challenge to Control Insects
Everett Griner talks about controlling insects and pests is a challenge without the use of chemicals in today’s Agri View. Farmers use a lot of chemicals to kill bugs. It might surprise you to know how much. Well, it is in the thousands of tons. Our EPA has called on the government to ban the use of …