16+ hour, 48+ min ago   (381+ words) agronews.com Soft fruits bruise easily, lose water fast, and can collapse in storage before they reach consumers This review asks whether melatonin, a natural plant hormone also found in animals, can help slow that decline after harvest The authors…...

20+ hour, 7+ min ago   (397+ words) Is there a future in peas for Northern Ontario farmers? Though the hardy, bright-green legume is known for its nutritional value and was recently extolled by The New York Times as one of the best things found in a supermarket,…...

15+ hour, 21+ min ago   (522+ words) The 7-Day Chia Smoothie Challenge: Recipes for Weight Loss Welcome to my new article on weight loss! Quick disclosure before we start: this …...

20+ hour, 18+ min ago   (498+ words) The 2026 5+ A Day Awareness and Consumption Report, conducted by NielsenIQ, found 45 percent of New Zealanders now eat five or more servings a day, up from 40 percent in 2023. Applied across the adult population, that shift represents roughly 200,000 more New Zealanders building…...

23+ hour, 59+ min ago   (772+ words) He walked into the kitchen expecting the usual mess. A few dinner scraps on the cutting board, some onion tops on their way to the trash, nothing unusual. Instead, his wife was standing at the sink, quietly setting the little…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (367+ words) "Eat more plants" sounds simple, but not all plant foods offer the same benefits. Lentils, vegetables, and whole grains are very different from refined grains and sugary foods, even though both groups technically come from plants. A study of more…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (56+ words) In Morton, Illinois, home to the annual Pumpkin Festival, and site of the Libby's factory responsible for 85 percent of the world's canned pumpkin, correspondent Nancy Giles gets a taste of the local produce and finds out why, in Morton, orange…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (764+ words) From giant cucumbers to 7kg beetroots, one grower explains the science - and obsession - behind supersized vegetables If you thought your garden efforts peaked with a decent tomato, think again. One Bristol grower is producing carrots taller than children and aubergines heavy…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (382+ words) The changing of the season is just around the corner, which means that roast dinner season is officially upon us. No Sunday roast is complete without all of the sides and trimmings, including roast potatoes. Every chef and home cook…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (347+ words) | Newswise Newswise How a superfruit balances cold survival and berry sweetness Proposed model of the adaptive survival strategy of L. caerulea. Blue honeysuckle is one of the hardiest fruit crops on Earth, surviving temperatures as low as -50°C without damage and…...