Starting today, this page launches a new series, "Fresh Stories from the Fields," focusing on new developments and trends in agriculture -- from watermelon breeding to unmanned farms -- highlighting ...

“YOU DON’T notice the seeds in a blackberry until you’ve tried a seedless one,” says Tom Adams, the boss of Pairwise, a biotech company in North Carolina that is working on the first iteration of such ...

UNITED STATES & MEXICO - The watermelon market is firming as supplies remain limited through Mexico crossings at Nogales, Arizona, and Texas, according to the USDA’s National FOB Review on January 28, ...

Fresh produce variety proliferation adds value and addresses grower issues. Forging ahead with new varieties yields benefits, from grower to consumer. By focusing on innovation that enhances quality, ...

Since their development in California almost 150 years ago, seedless table grapes have become such a hit that biting into one that actually does have seeds can be an almost jolting experience. The ...

HERMISTON — A few decades ago, watermelon seemed an almost uniformly large fruit in the U.S., but now there’s an array of sizes, rind colors and flesh hues for adventurous consumers — and 90% of the ...