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Topic: Fruit and Vegetable Farming

  

"Baby," Maybe

Here's a question: Are "baby" carrots, the tasty, two-inch orange snacks in little bags, really baby carrots? The answer is a lesson in getting new growth from old products.READ»

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World Potato Congress

Calling all fingerlings, russets, and Yukon Golds: This is your moment. This spud-promoting congress celebrates rising potato production in developing countries and continued carbfests in developed ones. And while four days may ...READ»

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Florida Tomato Pickers Get a Penny Raise From Chipotle

One penny might sound inconsequential, but for these workers it translates into a 64% wage increase.READ»

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The Carbon Footprint of Orange Juice is in the Dirt

Surprisingly, when it comes to making OJ, it's not the packaging or the trucks--growing the fruit produces the single greatest proportion of the carbon footprint of Tropicana orange juice, as PepsiCo just hired an outside consultant ...READ»

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NPL's Robot Finds Ripe Vegetables, Harvests Them

Remember that roll-out vegetable mat we looked at this week? Turns out it makes harvesting fruits and vegetables look like hard work compared to the National Physical Laboratory's (NPL) intelligent harvesting machine. The proposed ...READ»