Building on the success and equity of the California Avocado Grower Campaign (2008-15), the California Avocado Commission is running a new campaign that positions the California avocado as the perfect symbol of the California lifestyle.   “It’s a celebration of everything that is endemic to the Golden State, fromContinue Reading

  Exclusive Honey Gold mango grower, Piñata Farms, is counting the 2015-2016 season among its best since commercial production of the specialty fruit began in 2009.   Managing director, Gavin Scurr, said this was despite seasonal factors including poor flowering and hail storms which affected the southern Queensland crop –Continue Reading

by  Lauren María Alexander, Growing Produce   Growing seedless watermelon requires greater management and attention to detail than seeded watermelon production, and additional steps must be taken into consideration to ensure adequate pollination and strong, healthy yields.   Because seedless watermelon are not self-pollinating, pollenizers, or diploid watermelon crops, must beContinue Reading

  The earlier start of Almeria’s melon and watermelon season has entailed difficulties in the fruits’ marketing, since supermarkets still have some supply from overseas countries, as revealed by an analysis of the Prices and Markets Observatory of the Andalusian Council of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development.   Despite this,Continue Reading

  Researchers have published a study in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, which demonstrates new understanding of how bananas make and store carotenoides. Carotenoids which are found at various levels in different banana cultivars, are important vitamin precursors for eye health. Their findings could somedayContinue Reading