Reedley Farmer Goes 'Farm to School' With Strawberries
Pao Saephan crouches down in his sun-drenched field. He cups a red jewel in his hand.In a few more days, his strawberries will be fully ripe. He’ll pick them once they are garnet-colored from stem to...
View ArticleOn Valley Edition: Strawberries & Education; Gardens & Baseball; Age-Old...
This week on Valley Edition we head to take the listener to a one of the many strawberry stands that dot the San Joaquin Valley’s rural roads. But how often do these vine-ripened strawberries reach...
View ArticleEnvironmental Advocates Call For Phasing Out Strawberry Pesticides
Some environmentalists say hazardous strawberry pesticides should be banned in California by 2020. But as Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento, strawberry growers say finding an alternative to fumigants...
View ArticleCalifornia Tightens Rules On Popular Pesticide For Strawberries, Almonds
California has announced stringent new rules on a common pesticide used in the production of strawberries, almonds, tomatoes, and peppers.Chloropicrin is a fumigant that is used to treat the soil...
View Article
