New study says 37% of California produce samples had PFAS pesticide residues. Stone fruit and strawberries topped the list. How to cut exposure.

Hybrid fruit trees are often hardier. They can also produce delicious fruit in more abundance than their parents. That's a boon for birds visiting your yard.

The Bradford pear is “generally the first tree to bloom” en masse in the springtime, John Isenhour, wildlife habitat coordinator with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, told The N&O in a March 10 ...

By feeding plants with energy and CO₂ from decomposing trash, the dome turns a landfill into an unlikely food source.

Generally, the process begins by sterilizing canning jars in boiling water. Then, once you’ve filled them with hot jam or ...

The closure of Del Monte Foods' two California canning plants has resulted in a projected $550 million loss for the region’s leading peach growers.

Washington’s tree fruit growers entered the 2026 legislative session with concerns about rising costs, labor policy and the state’s budget outlook as lawmakers returned to Olympia for a short but ...

A growing percentage of California fruits and vegetables are likely contaminated with the group of chemicals known as PFAS, ...

Nearly 40% of nonorganic fruits and vegetables grown in California contain traces of pesticides that are also PFAS, or "forever chemicals," according to a new investigation.

A few years later, he opened the first Pretty Good Advice location in Soquel, which he followed with a second location in downtown Santa Cruz.

Florida blueberries generally reach the market ahead of those from other U.S. states, filling a valuable early-season niche for retailers.

By keeping hungry birds away from crops and preventing their droppings from contaminating fruit, kestrels may provide farmers ...