Month: May 2012

The California Strawberry Commission is pleased to announce that $188,300 has been awarded to 193 students through the California Strawberry Scholarship Program for the 2012-2013 school year. Now in its 19th year, the program has awarded more than $1.5 million to 1,384 children of California strawberry farm workers. …

This year's apple crop suffered "major damage" according to an update from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. The damage occurred after a balmy March jump-started the bloom cycle, then freezing temperatures in April nipped the delicate blossoms at a critical stage. …

CommonKindness, the new printable grocery coupon site that donates 20% of its revenues to consumers’ favorite charities, now proudly features coupons from POM Wonderful. The global supplier of California-grown POM Wonderful pomegranates and all-natural pomegranate-based products has joined the ranks of many top brands that have partnered with CommonKindness to help provide a sustainable source for America’s favorite nonprofit organizations. …

Supermarket tomatoes that taste like heirloom tomatoes are closer to reaching grocery aisles as a result of a discovery from the University of Florida. A team of researchers, including members of UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, have identified the chemicals inside heirloom tomatoes that make people enjoy their taste, and the discovery is expected to enable them to create better-tasting tomatoes for the commercial market. …