We have about six acres of strawberries here, director of activities Jen Arter said, explaining that there s no shortage of farm-fresh fruit available to customers. Growing what is called Early Glow, the farm s strawberries are far more juicy and sweet than the average store-bought strawberry. With early June marking the start of strawberry season, the fields of Walnut Springs are now bursting with the juicy red berries, ripe for the picking. Strawberries are one of the most universally...

Ooi, who is also chairman of Cagamas Bhd, said this momentum is expected to be spurred further as Malaysia will join Singapore as the only two Asian countries outside Japan to enter the widely followed global index -- Citigroup World Government Bond Index. Ooi, who is also chairman of Cagamas Bhd, said this momentum is expected to be spurred further as Malaysia will join Singapore as the only two Asian countries outside Japan to enter the widely followed global index -- Citigroup World...

It's strawberry-pickin' time; Growers across region report bumper crop of sweet fruit MELISSA CHURLY / Review staff writer Local News - Saturday, June 23, 2007 Updated @ 6:50:00 AM Vince Pillitteri says that size doesn't matter when it comes to choosing the best strawberries. It's strawberry-pickin' time; Growers across region report bumper crop of sweet fruit MELISSA CHURLY / Review staff writer Local News - Saturday, June 23, 2007 Updated @ 6:50:00 AM Vince Pillitteri says that size...

Demand for our strawberries has continued to grow over the years but the production of processing strawberries has dropped to less than half of what it was five years ago, he said. farmers are just not able to compete with strawberry growers in lower-cost areas such as China, Mexico and California who have very different climates and cost structures, and can ship into Canada on a year-round basis. But for strawberries, labour is not generally a real problem as strawberries are the first...

Sunday, June 10, 2007 BY DEAN BAKER, Columbian staff writer Southwest Washington's strawberry harvest moved into full swing last week with growers reporting tons of fat, red berries spilling their juice in the fields where there were barely enough hired hands to pick them. A berry good year: Growers report bumper crop- Columbian.com. Sunday, June 10, 2007 BY DEAN BAKER, Columbian staff writer Southwest Washington's strawberry harvest moved into full swing last week with growers reporting...

For the upcoming strawberry season, Finnish strawberry growers will be accepting mainly foreign berry pickers on their farms. The city of Suonenjoki keeps close contact with Russian authorities, in order that the strawberry growers will have a sufficient number of berry pickers when the time arrives. The berries must get picked, regardless of the weather, and this season the strawberries at Rossi s farm will be picked by Ukrainians, with payment according to the amount picked. According to...