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Tangerine growers tell beekeepers to buzz off
FRESNO, Calif. - Is it trespassing when bees do what bees do in California's tangerine groves?
Nations:U.S. Spain Source:(AP)
2009-01-09
US apple growers brace for China rivals
Farmers have been growing apples here since before the Civil War, and as times have changed, they have changed with them, planting smaller trees to speed up harvests and growing popular new varieties to satisfy changing tastes.
Nations:China U.S. People:Bob Casey
2007-06-24
Florida citrus industry sees little cold damage
Florida's key citrus producing region has emerged unscathed from its latest weekend night of unusually low temperatures, an industry official said on Monday.
Nations:U.S.
2007-02-19
Cold ruins nearly $1B of Calif. citrus
Shoppers soon will be feeling the sting of higher prices from a wave of icy weather that has hit California farms. As much as three-quarters of the state's citrus crop withered in the field during the cold snap, but nearly every winter crop, from avocados to fresh-cut flowers, has suffered severely.
Nations:U.S. South Africa People:Arnold Schwarzenegger
2007-01-17
Del Monte halting Hawaii operations
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. said Friday that it will halt its Hawaii operations immediately, well ahead of a 2008 closing announced this year.
Nations:U.S.
2006-11-18
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