It's not a broccoli plant, even though its little buds look exactly like broccoli florets. And it's not just another vegetable like collard greens, even though it's sometimes served that way. You'll find it cooked in the deli case of many Italian delis and markets and raw in the produce sections of many supermarkets. It's actually a relative of the turnip and cabbage families, prized not for its floret-looking flowers but for its leaves' and stems' pungent bitterness. It doesn't need to...

Several big food safety scares over the last year have a growing number of folks buying fruits, vegetables and other produce from local farmers markets. While many items may not necessarily be organic, local farmers say more people are asking questions like where the produce is grown and when it was picked. The Wausau farmers market on River Drive kicked off its season nearly two weeks ago and this year vendors are expecting a boom in business. It's open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7...

Mr Prasad said the two-day training was for sugar cane farmers who were new to vegetable farming and needed to learn efficient methods of vegetable production. CANE farmers in Ba went through a training program yesterday to help them do off-season vegetable production for the export market. Mr Prasad said some farmers had produced excellent crops by applying special techniques for off-season production, such as using raised plant beds, planting under a green house and using stakes for tomatoes.

A participant, Abdul Jamal Sarip, joined the programme's watermelon group project in Kampung Sungai Yu, here, in 2005 after hearing that the Selangor FAMA received an order for three tonnes of watermelon a day from PKPS Agro, a state government subsidiary company. A participant, Abdul Jamal Sarip, joined the programme's watermelon group project in Kampung Sungai Yu, here, in 2005 after hearing that the Selangor FAMA received an order for three tonnes of watermelon a day from PKPS Agro, a...

Faced with drought and the likelihood of higher food prices, it is time for state and local government to protect the urban fringe farms that supply our cities and towns with fresh produce and to recognise the value of food production in urban gardens. Advertisement A further tactic in Canberras attempt to wrest control of water from the states, the prospect of higher prices for fruit and vegetables as production falls, in a region that produces something like a third of the countrys food,...

Specialty crops: Supporters in Congress are trying to increase market access, research and nutrition programs for the state's fruit and vegetable producers. Farm bill: Michigan agriculture is anticipating Congress' work on the federal farm bill, which gives farmers payments and other help to supplement their incomes, support crop prices and manage supplies. When the growing season starts in March, Mayer chooses varieties that can handle the cold weather at the onset and the intense heat at...