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Researchers: Kauai's invasive parakeet population declines
KEKAHA, Hawaii (AP) — Researchers have documented a decrease in Kauai's population of rose-ringed parakeets, a invasive species plaguing local farms. The island had a minimum of 7,300 of the parakeets this year, down from 10,500 last year, said Jane Anderson, assistant...
Officials: Slight increase in Florida citrus projections
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Federal agriculture officials announced a slight increase in Florida citrus projections on Thursday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture released updated projections for citrus production in the 2020-2021 season. The June forecast projects 52.7...
Man stuck for days inside giant fan at California vineyard
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities rescued a man who said he had been trapped for two days inside a large fan at a Northern California vineyard. The man was discovered Tuesday by a deputy responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle parked near the winery in...
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Grape growers in Texas region sue over herbicide damage
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Wine grape growers in Texas and surrounding states filed a lawsuit last week against drug-maker Bayer-Monsanto and chemical giant BASF for the damage their cotton herbicide has caused to vineyards. Attorneys for the grape growers say cotton seed...
Maine's blueberry crop faces climate change peril
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's beloved wild blueberry fields are home to one of the most important fruit crops in New England, and scientists have found they are warming at a faster rate than the rest of the state. The warming of the blueberry fields could imperil the...
Asylum-seekers help produce Italy's famous Brunello wine
CASALE DEL BOSCO, Italy (AP) — Summer is arriving in Italy's wine country in Tuscany, and the leaves on the vines shimmer in gold and green. Yahya Adams moves his gloves through the foliage, removing excess buds and shoots to make the vines stronger. ...
Community garden nonprofit now manages county farm
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — The Living Earth Center on Good Counsel Hill has for 30 years welcomed area residents to use the two-acre community garden. For 10 years, Blue Earth County’s one-acre Community Farm near Mount Kato developed into a gardening plot but was moved...
7 apple varieties previously thought lost have been located
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Seven apple varieties previously believed to be lost or extinct have been found in eastern Washington state, including several on land near the communities of Pullman, Colfax and Moscow. The Lost Apple Project and the Temperate Orchard Conservancy...
Investor aims to transform Augusta into national destination
AUGUSTA, Mo. (AP) — A Florida investor with Missouri roots is spending about $100 million in hopes of turning an area of Missouri Wine Country into a destination that will attract visitors from around the country. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch...
