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When it comes to squash varieties, there are way too many to count. This delicious fruit is one of the longest cultivated food plants, with a storied history that dates back over 8,000 years. This is ...

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While rotating chemistries is essential to help manage weeds in continuous wheat-growing regions, rotating genetics can also improve yield potential and provide better grain quality and disease ...

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The long, warm days of summer cause veggies like tomatoes, cucumbers, and squash to jump into overdrive. They seem to grow a few inches each day and begin cranking out fruits that demand near-daily ...

TOUGHER, TASTIER,... WHICH COULD MEAN BIG CHANGES FOR FARMS ACROSS THE REGION. WATSONVILLE IS KNOWN FOR ITS STRAWBERRIES- AND NOW, GROWERS ARE GETTING A FIRST LOOK AT TWO BRAND NEW VARIETIES.

The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) has released four new, high-performing varieties of tomato and pepper. The announcement, made by the Executive Director, NIHORT, Prof Mohammed ...

My friends promised me that our hike through Claremont Hills Wilderness Park would feature something I didn’t expect — a superbloom. How could this be? Wildflower experts had said not to expect ...

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