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- K-State horticulturist breeding purple sweet potato for his state 20 Nov 2009 19:37 GMT
... K-State horticulturist breeding purple sweet potato for his state OLATHE, Kan. -- Plant ... "growable" in the central Great Plains. Kansas farmers used to produce lots of them -- ... larger scale cloning easier, Carey said. They harvest and store selected plants' storage roots. Then, ...
- Disaster areas declared in parts of Alabama, Mississippi for farm losses from spring rain, summer drought 18 Nov 2009 14:57 GMT
... rain, summer drought JACKSON, Miss. -- Federal agriculture authorities have declared disaster areas in parts ... - soybeans, corn, cotton, rice and sweet potatoes - losses total more than $459.4 million, ... and had to leave some soybean acreage unharvested because of excessive damage. This was the ...
- Disaster declaration for farm losses in Tennessee and four other states 19 Nov 2009 09:59 GMT
... 18. 2009 7:27PM JACKSON, Miss. -- Federal agriculture authorities have declared disaster areas in parts ... - soybeans, corn, cotton, rice and sweet potatoes - losses total more than $459.4 million, ... and had to leave some soybean acreage unharvested because of excessive damage. This was the ...
- Red Stick farmers market for Nov. 19, 2009 19 Nov 2009 10:52 GMT
... The Red Stick Farmers Market is held from 8 a.m. to ... markets, contact the Big River Economic and Agricultural Development Alliance at (225) 267-5060. Shoppers are ... Acorn squash, honey, persimmons, greens and sweet potatoes. Desselles Old Tyme Syrup — Open kettle ...
- Vitter Urges Approval of Louisiana Ag Disaster Designation 20 Nov 2009 19:34 GMT
... sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack urging his quick approval ... in the season and excessive rainfall during harvest," said Vitter. "These environmental hardships have made ... of the severe weather, and and sweet potato revenues are also expected to be significantly ...
- LSU AgCenter wins $3 million grant to research sweet potatoes 20 Nov 2009 18:21 GMT
... wins $3 million grant to research sweet potatoes The Louisiana State University AgCenter has been ... announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was included in more than $46 million ... Initiative, which was established by the 2008 Farm Bill to support specialty crops in the ...
- Livingston Farmers Market for Nov. 19 20 Nov 2009 06:13 GMT
... DENHAM SPRINGS — The open-air Livingston Parish Farmers’ Market, located in the New Covenant Church ... and yard eggs. Landry-Poche Farms — Sweet potatoes, squash, mustard greens, bell peppers and snap ... sausage, bacon, boudin, andouille and pork chops. Louisiana Pride Grist Mill — Stone ground corn ...
- Jones Co. among disaster areas due to crop losses 23 Nov 2009 17:22 GMT
... had a lot of rain in the harvest season," Lowery said. "We had some good ... largest crops soybeans, corn, cotton, and sweet potatoes totaled losses of more than $459.4 million, ... hard hit. Soybeans are molding in the field." Lowery said that in order for a ...
- Better bounty 18 Nov 2009 23:18 GMT
... and general market conditions. Corinne Alexander, an agricultural economist with Purdue University, said the Consumer ... with preseasoned cubes, 3 pounds of sweet potatoes, a 12-ounce package of cranberries, carrots, celery, ... as $2.99 a pound. Alexander said the USDA reports that the average per pound cost ...
- Regional dishes reflect local foods, ethnic heritages 17 Nov 2009 13:53 GMT
... from cranberries, oysters, and seafood to seasonal vegetables such as pumpkin and squash. Ingredients that ... day in the stuffing. Knowing that chayote grows in Mexico, is popular in Miami, and ... and fresh Mexican sausage." She makes sweet potato casserole and green beans. For a succotash, ...
- In Mississippi Delta, a Promising Summer Washed Away by the Fall (Yesterday) 24 Nov 2009 06:51 GMT
... rice was ruined, he would have to harvest it and haul it to a salvage ... the time he got back to his field, the sky was so dark that a ... hardened into tight little spitballs. The sweet potatoes rotted underground. When the combines could get ...
- In Mississippi Delta, a Promising Summer Washed Away by the Fall (Today) 23 Nov 2009 07:42 GMT
... rice was ruined, he would have to harvest it and haul it to a salvage ... the time he got back to his field, the sky was so dark that a ... hardened into tight little spitballs. The sweet potatoes rotted underground. When the combines could get ...
- In Mississippi Delta, a Promising Summer Washed Away by the Fall 23 Nov 2009 05:14 GMT
... rice was ruined, he would have to harvest it and haul it to a salvage ... the time he got back to his field, the sky was so dark that a ... hardened into tight little spitballs. The sweet potatoes rotted underground. When the combines could get ...
- Thanksgiving Dinner to Cost Less 23 Nov 2009 19:02 GMT
... last year," says Corinne Alexander, Purdue University agricultural economist. "This is wonderful news for grocery ... of us also like to have mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving, and for that we look ... potatoes, the news is not so good. USDA reports that prices are up 10 percent ...
- Landreth Seed Co. turns 225, launches African-American collection 20 Nov 2009 13:49 GMT
... West Indian callaloo spinach and Jamaican sweet potato pumpkin - that were the dietary staples ... Some, like Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds in Mansfield, Mo., offer collections of fruit and vegetable ... garden?" she asks. After last year's Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello, Jefferson's mountaintop estate in ...
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