The county is one of the largest producers in the state, growing summer and winter squash on nearly 1,000 acres. In Fresno County, farmers produce several types of squash, including zucchini, crookneck and scallop. Specialty markets also exist for squash blossoms and baby squash, vegetables that are harvested at a very immature stage. Valley growers produce summer and winter squash varieties that vary in length, color and taste. The winter squash crops -- which include acorn, butternut and...

Federal officials granted a disaster designation to nearly half the state where an Easter weekend freeze caused about $100 million in agricultural damage just a day after Congress approved grants to help farmers. The freezing temperatures April 6-9 damaged fruit and vegetable crops in 47 counties from the mountains to the coastal plain. Department of Agriculture declaration were in his western North Carolina district, where farmers will feel the effects of the storm damage for years. The...

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Dixon delays farmers' market By Melissa Murphy/Staff Writer Article Launched:05/22/2007 06:05:43 AM PDT Fans of fresh fruits and vegetables examine produce Saturday at the 2007 opening of Vacaville's Certified Farmers' Market. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Dixon delays farmers' market By Melissa Murphy/Staff Writer Article Launched:05/22/2007 06:05:43 AM PDT Fans of fresh fruits and vegetables examine produce Saturday at the 2007...

Governor Daisy Avance-Fuentes, PDC chair, said they approved the proposed intensified vegetable seeds production project as part of their continuing efforts to improve the province's agricultural sector. Provincial Agriculturist Reynaldo Legaste said the intensified vegetable seeds production project primarily aims to produce 670 kilos of vegetable seeds such as ampalaya, eggplant, squash, upo, pole sitao, okra, cowpea and patola. She said the vegetable seeds production project will...

The tiny, thread-like broccoli sprouts sold at stores next to alfalfa sprouts have more than 50 times the amount of sulforaphane than found in mature broccoli. Emily Ho, a researcher with the Linus Pauling Institute and an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Sciences at OSU, will describe these dietary inhibitors for cancer prevention at the conference on Diet and Optimum Health, organized by the Linus Pauling Institute. But what Mom may not have known is why...