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Some 30 years ago, a Canadian farmer discovered small orange cauliflower growing in his white cauliflower field. The orange cauliflower has at least 25 times more beta-carotene than white cauliflower, and more than many staple crops. The farmer's curiosity led to decades of cross breeding which finally brought a larger, tastier version of the orange cauliflower to supermarkets. Now, researchers at Cornell University have discovered the genetic mutation that gives the cauliflower its orange...

We often get this question from home gardeners: "Do vegetables crops pollinate?" Gardeners get some oddly shaped, off tasting, poor quality vegetables and are concerned that vegetables may be "crossing," especially cantaloupes and cucumbers. Once a grower understands that a lack of calcium is causing the problem, they automatically assume that their garden must need lime. If you are getting some type of odd looking vegetable, look at your growing conditions. Many growers feel they have a...

The head gardener of the family is Dorothy, whose love for gardening stems from her childhood work in her family s large backyard garden on their farm. They ve planted a lot of perennials, including myrtle, lavender, bee balm, ajuga, coreopsis, yarrow, butterfly weed, butterfly bush, Japanese peony, purple coneflower, astilbe, salvia, veronica, mums, cannas, tulips, iris, phlox, bellflower, daffodil, daylily and honeysuckle climbing a large trellis. They ve planted a lot of perennials,...

Leafy greens are a major industry in this agricultural county. The bureau said almost all growers of leafy greens have committed to a program to inspect farms and implement other safety controls. It is voluntary, but 111 California produce handlers had signed up as of last week, representing nearly 100 percent of the leafy greens grown in the state, according to the state Department of Food and Agriculture. In addition, companies would have had to create tracking systems that could quickly...