Value of Mid-Columbia organic crops rising
For the first time, people seek out Gary Middleton to buy his organic fruit. That's something that has taken Middleton, who farms about 100 acres of organic apples, cherries and blueberries near...
View Article>Value of Washington organic farm crops rising
KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — A Washington State University study found that the total number of acres in organic farming in the state has...
View ArticleWashington state selling record high amount of apples - Wire Business News -...
Washington apple shippers and packers say this year's fresh apple crop will reach record highs despite early worries about hail damage and not enough pickers. The apple crop is expected to hit 121.5...
View ArticleWashington state selling record high amount of apples
Washington apple shippers and packers say this year's fresh apple crop will reach record highs despite early worries about hail damage and not enough pickers. The apple crop is expected to hit 121.5...
View ArticleGoing organic hurts veggies, OK for legumes
How could organic stuff not be better? Eschewing pesticides and fertilizers is better for consumers, farmers, the environment, and all the denizens of the ecosystems that comprise it—everyone knows...
View ArticleScratch Farm – Organic CSA
Scratch Farm is a worker-owned, two-acre certified organic farm near Providence, RI. One of seven independent farms on a 35-acre property managed with the Southside Community Land Trust, Scratch Farm...
View ArticleMid-Columbia's most juicy legacy -- wine grapes
PASCO, Wash. -- If not for the Dust Bowl of the 1930s or the veterans lottery, chances are the Claar family wouldn't be growing wine grapes in the Columbia Valley. In 1979, Army veteran Russell Claar...
View ArticleWashington No. 1 in ag-- and the Mid-Columbia grows most of those crops
Fly over the Tri-Cities and you will see just how tightly agriculture is woven into the economy. From apple orchards and asparagus fields to vineyards and potato processing plants, agriculture is a...
View ArticleFertility Management increases produce nutrition and yields (Photos)
View slideshow: Fertility Management increases produce nutrition and yields Workhorses have helped David Fisher power Natural Roots Farm since 2000. Fisher, Maclay and their two children raise 3.5...
View ArticleAlmonds: state's second-most valuable commodity (University of California)
When California publishes its crop report in November, there will be a significant change in the ranking order of the state's top agricultural commodities. In 2011, for the first time ever, the value...
View ArticleCold freezes Washington's cherry crop forecast
Recent frosts and freezes have slashed the forecast for Washington's sweet cherry crop. Some orchards in Franklin, Yakima and Grant counties were among those hardest hit by the cold, which in some...
View ArticleWashington's apple crop is up again
Washington apple shippers and packers say this year's fresh apple crop will reach record highs despite early worries about hail damage and not enough pickers. The apple crop is expected to hit 121.5...
View ArticleShould You Buy Organic?
Organic food is no healthier than food grown through conventional methods, according to a group of scientists at Stanford University. After examining the results of 237 past studies on the subject,...
View ArticleOrganic farming, carefully done, can be efficient
Organic agriculture generally comes at a cost of smaller harvests compared with conventional agriculture, but that gap can be narrowed with careful selection of crop type, growing conditions and...
View ArticleWhy You Should Still Buy Organics Even Though They Aren't More Nutritious
Organic cultivation of mixed vegetables on an organic farm in Capay, California.Organic food is no healthier than food grown through conventional methods, according to a group of scientists at...
View ArticleIs there any good reason to buy organic? (Photos)
There is no question that organic farmers are sincere and hardworking people who want to produce the very best food they can. From the supermarket manager’s view, the markups on organic produce may...
View ArticleStudy: Organic farming can sow efficiency too
LOS ANGELES -- Organic agriculture generally comes at a cost of smaller harvests compared with conventional agriculture, but that gap can be narrowed with careful selection of crop type, growing...
View ArticleFarmers bust records for values of six crops, all grown in Mid-Columbia
Washington farmers broke their own records in six of the state's seven top agricultural commodities last year. Record high production values were set for apples, milk, wheat, potatoes, hay and sweet...
View ArticleBlueberry harvest begins this week: acreage, volume continue to grow
Deborah Davis gently rolled off a ripe blueberry from a cluster with a mix of blue, purple and green berries at Berry Blue Farms near Burbank. The ripe ones come off easily, she said. Davis plans to...
View ArticleRace to save the Mid-Columbia cherry crop
Gary Middleton and his crews at Middleton Organic Orchards near Eltopia were in a race against the weather Wednesday. Just the day before, the orchards were hit by a half-inch of rain in about two...
View ArticleBonus column: Ron Rosmann writes about the overuse of ag chemicals
Biotechnology is not the silver bullet proponents say it is. Nor is the whole story shared about problems and flaws of a science that does not take the necessary integrated approach to growing crops....
View ArticleThe missing legs
SOLUTIONS to Hunger, Floods, Urban Congestion and Climate Change. The late lawyer Mordino Cua once wrote that a stool would never stand if one leg is missing. Today, our country has millions of hungry...
View ArticleFarmers' hot start yields bumper crop
The pink blossoms started showing up in March, long before their usual appearance. Now, at orchards across New Jersey and Pennsylvania, peaches are being harvested a full two to three weeks ahead of...
View ArticleMichigan fruit farmers fight to rebound from last year
WATERVLIET — Like so many Michigan fruit growers this week, Rodney Winkel is sweating it. Hes up before the sun, checking his apple blossoms, organizing migrant workers to pick his asparagus and...
View ArticleCool weather slows development of Mid-Columbia Bing cherries
Cool, moderate weather has slowed the development of some cherries, leaving Mid-Columbia farmers waiting for the right size, color and firmness to signal the start of harvest. "We are anxious to...
View ArticleApple harvest in Mid-Columbia starts up
Workers will start plucking Golden Delicious apples from trees around the Tri-Cities next week. It's the variety that kicks off apple harvest for farmers whose apples are packed by Douglas Fruit Co. of...
View ArticleWhy I Only Eat Organic Apples and Why You Should, Too
by guest blogger "Coach" Mark Smallwood, Rodale Institute executive director Apples. Apples are the single most pesticide-contaminated produce item available at the grocery store. If you had to choose...
View ArticleCarol T. Bradford: Growing Small Fruit at Home
Small fruit: strawberries, black raspberries, red raspberries, purple raspberries, yellow raspberries, blackberries, elderberries, currants, gooseberries and blueberries belong in every garden....
View ArticlePittsburgh is at the forefront of an unruly food movement: Permaculture
Darrell Frey, a lanky 55-year-old farmer with a goatee and ponytail, peels back overgrown brush to reveal blueberry bushes. "I guess they call me 'The Original Gangsta' of Pittsburgh permaculture," he...
View ArticleMichigan fruit crops likely damaged by frost
By Laura Blodgett Special to The Detroit News Comments Purchase Image Most farmers in the Thumb area around Port Huron have planted sugar beets, said Tom Durand, owner and operator of Durand Farms in...
View ArticleNews Summary: October data hint at China recovery
Email Print Order Reprint Share This Text tool name tool goes here Kisti Pihl - TriCity Herald Kisti Pihl The Herald Washington apple shippers and packers say this year's fresh apple crop will reach...
View ArticleAre GMOs worth their weight in gold? To farmers, not exactly
ShutterstockNot an actual GMO field. Harn Soper. Harn Soper has a real-world laboratory to test the benefits of farming with genetically modified (GM) seed. Soper’s family owns seven farms near...
View ArticleSustainable growing at Scratch Farm (Photos)
Scratch Farm is a worker-owned, two-acre farm near Providence, RI. One of seven independent farms on a 35-acre property managed with the Southside Community Land Trust, Scratch Farm grows over 100...
View ArticleFarm Bill Includes Key Programs for Central Washington (Maria Cantwell)
(Source: Maria Cantwell) For the 1st time, Farm Bill makes long-term commitment to research for key Central Washington specialty crops WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)...
View ArticleToo-early spring takes a toll
Unseasonably warm temperatures raised the spirits of those who identify March with snow and slush more than sun and shorts. But here and across the state, the early spring has decimated the cherry crop...
View ArticleCrops springing up across Mid-Columbia
Warmer temperatures are what the Tri-Cities needs to really kick off the agricultural season. Alfalfa hay is leafing out, apple blossoms are blooming and some once dead-looking grape vines are dripping...
View ArticleOrganic Farming found to be more polluting in recent paper
Organic farming has been found to pollute the groundwater far more than conventional farming in a recent paper in . The paper, published this weekend by a group at Ben-Gurion University in Israel...
View ArticleMid-Columbia farmers weigh in on federal guest worker program
Each year, it seems to get more difficult for Mercer Canyons to find enough workers to care for and harvest its vegetables and almost 1,000 acres of vineyards. So next year, Mercer Canyons will testing...
View ArticleGoat manure an ‘effective fertilizer’
"MY FIRST love is farming," said Benjamin Lao, a multi-awarded farmer from Bansalan, Davao del Sur. His parents were both farmers and he grew up in a place where people were planting rice, corn, and...
View ArticleSurprise: Antibiotics Are Allowed in Organic Apple and Pear Farming
Jack Jones (who asked that his real name not be used) takes care of a small organic pear orchard for a farmer south of the San Francisco Bay Area. This spring, as the trees have begun to blossom, he’s...
View ArticleEncina Wastewater Authority Announces the PureGreen Garden to Showcase Crops...
Award winning PureGreen - a Class A Exceptional Quality Biosolid Fertilizer - will be tested to demonstrate health and nutrient value in crop production. Carlsbad, CA (PRWEB) April 01, 2014 Today, the...
View Article>Encina Wastewater Authority Announces the PureGreen Garden to Showcase Crops...
Award winning PureGreen - a Class A Exceptional Quality Biosolid Fertilizer - will be tested to demonstrate health and nutrient value in crop production. Carlsbad, CA (PRWEB) April 01, 2014 Today, the...
View ArticleValue of Washington organic farm crops rising
For the first time, people seek out Gary Middleton to buy his organic fruit. That's something that has taken Middleton, who farms about 100 acres of organic apples, cherries and blueberries near...
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