State's Growers Should Tout 'Arizona' Angle When Marketing Their Dates, Study Finds
ASU agribusiness professors find consumers willing to pay more for dates labeled 'pesticide free' and 'Arizona grown'. …
Month: September 2017
The Positives In 'Buying Ugly,' And Why Our Priorities In The Produce Aisle Are All Wrong
“We can’t sell our misshapen cucumbers even though they taste exactly the same and are just as nutritious as what you’d call a ‘grade 1’ cucumber,” says organic farmer Brent Preston. “No one wants to buy an ugly cucumber, so we usually just end up composting them, or occasionally selling them for half-price if we can find a buyer.” …
UC Riverside Charts Course For Future Avocado Varieties
The university will expand its avocado varietal breeding program by seeking partnerships with the private sector and launching the Avocado Variety Improvement Program (AVIP). Under the consortium, the program will advance new varieties of avocados that will meet the diverse global growing area requirements, exhibit better post-harvest characteristics, increase yields and expand consumer market diversity. …
Proposed NAFTA Provision Backed By Florida Tomato Growers Raises Concern For Yakima Valley Tree Fruit Officials
A proposed trade remedy that would make it easier for the U.S. to bring cases against its North American trade partners has generated concern from local tree fruit officials. …
Fruits Of The NAFTA Vine
While the value of U.S. fruit and nut exports to the seventh (Canada) and 21st (Mexico) largest import destinations grew 229 percent between 1993 and 2016, the import of fruits and nuts into the world’s largest importer grew even faster. …
