Drought hits Northeastern US, could last months
At Lavoie's Farm in New Hampshire, beans and corn haven't broken through the ground yet and fields of strawberries are stunted.
Environment
Jul 25, 2016
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News tagged with peach
Eat a paleo peach—first fossil peaches discovered in southwest China
The sweet, juicy peaches we love today might have been a popular snack long before modern humans arrived on the scene.
Archaeology
Dec 1, 2015
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Introducing Gulfsnow, a new peach variety from ARS
A new peach variety developed by an Agricultural Research Service scientist in cooperation with the University of Georgia and the University of Florida requires less winter chilling and will give growers in the southeastern ...
Ecology
Aug 21, 2015
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Management strategies to reduce catfacing in peaches
For producers of peaches and other orchard-grown produce, managing the orchard floor can present challenges. Unwelcome vegetation on the orchard floor competes with trees for water and nutrients reducing tree growth and productivity, ...
Ecology
Jul 29, 2015
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It's the pits: Ancient peach stones offer clues to fruit's origins
Anyone who enjoys biting into a sweet, fleshy peach can now give thanks to the people who first began domesticating this fruit: Chinese farmers who lived 7,500 years ago.
Biotechnology
Sep 6, 2014
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Ladderless peach and nectarine orchards explored
Can shorter peach and nectarine trees reduce labor costs without sacrificing fruit quality and yield?
Ecology
Aug 11, 2014
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Diverse bacteria on fresh fruits, vegetables vary with produce type, farming practices
Fresh fruit and vegetables carry an abundance of bacteria on their surfaces, not all of which cause disease. In the first study to assess the variety of these non-pathogenic bacteria, scientists report that these surface ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 27, 2013
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White Delight: New peach varieties released for warmer climates
Southerners who have been anxiously awaiting a peach tree that will produce in warmer climates – just chill.
Ecology
Feb 22, 2013
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2.5 million seagulls needed to hoist Dahl's giant peach
Physicists have taken a close look at Roald Dahl's children's book, "James and the Giant Peach," in which a flock of gulls fly an outsize fruit and its occupants across the Atlantic.
General Physics
Jan 8, 2013
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Saving water without hurting peach production
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are helping peach growers make the most of dwindling water supplies in California's San Joaquin Valley.
Other
Nov 21, 2012
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