Strawberry Fields News

 
Md. and Del. in the midst of strawberry season
WTOP
It's her 25th year growing strawberries at her Selbyville farm, where visitors can take a wagon ride to pick-your-own strawberry fields. She also has local honey, strawberry cider and strawberry jam. Strawberries should be around in another month or so ...

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Soured Hopes for Sweet Crop
Wall Street Journal
The fields here along the Pacific Ocean are world-famous for producing vegetables, but in the past two years strawberries have toppled lettuce as the area's biggest crop. The switch has left many farmers with more cash—and a big headache.


 
Local strawberry fields beckon 'U'
Toledo Blade
And in these parts, early June means one thing: strawberries. The strawberry crop is in, or it is almost in, or it will be in soon. So the local U-pick berry farms are gearing up to open soon. "It's a beautiful crop coming in, and we did a heck of a ...


 
Strawberry Fields Forever
USDA.gov (press release) (blog)
Last Friday I visited Watsonville, California. As people know, I like to get outside the Beltway and visit with people to see how USDA programs are working. My first stop was Driscoll's Cassin Ranch, the site of the company's plant breeding program.


 
From Field to College
Good Times
The Michoacan-born 25-year-old went from picking strawberries with his parents in the fields of Salinas to working on his master's in electrical engineering at Fresno State University. And he doesn't plan on stopping there: Rios plans to pursue a ...


 
Farmers markets bloom — some new, some early
Auburn Citizen
Linda Eldred, of Strawberry Fields, sells Danielle Swietoniowski, 5, of Skaneateles, and her father, Rob, freeze-dried strawberries at Eldred's booth at the Skaneateles Farmers Market last year. AUBURN: Open 7:30 am to 2 pm Tuesdays, Thursdays and ...


 
The Secret Life Of California's World-Class Strawberries
NPR (blog)
But in fact, one state — California — supplies 80 percent of America's strawberries, and the percentage is growing. The reason? California's fields are stunningly productive. They yield ten times more strawberries, per acre, than strawberry farms in ...

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