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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 …

Grower Group Seeks Fungicide Strategy Refinements
The Minor Crop Farmer Alliance (MCFA) recently submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding EPA’s Draft Endangered Species Act Fungicide Strategy. The MCFA is a national coalition that represents growers, shippers and processors of specialty crops to advocate for science-based government pesticide and regulatory policies. The letter to EPA acknowledged improvements over previous […]
New Research Tool Could Speed Search for HLB Treatments
A new research platform may help scientists identify potential treatments for citrus greening disease faster, potentially speeding up the search for solutions. Citrus greening, also known as huanglongbing (HLB), is caused by the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas). The disease disrupts the tree’s ability to transport nutrients, leading to symptoms such as blotchy leaves, small […]