ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — One of only a handful of orange juice-processing plants left in Florida will no longer process fruit in yet another sign of the havoc that diseases and Hurricane Irma have had on ...

It’s generally believed that evolution is a gradual process that takes place over significant periods of time. When it comes to fruit flies, however, researchers have long known that their ...

European experts have looked into the microbiological quality of water used in processing fresh and frozen fruit, vegetables and herbs. The quality of water and its industrial use is a concern because ...

Photo: Jeffrey B. Jones The dark spots on the leaves and fruit of the lemon tree are typical symptoms of citrus canker, which ...

Solar stills provide a clever and simple means of purifying dirty or salty water, but they work at a rather slow rate. A new material has been shown to boost their performance, and it's made from ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- US flags fly proudly at the intersection of American and Fruit in Fresno County, where grapes are rapidly developing. Grower George Matoian and his brother, Richard, put the ...

For most people, the upcoming months signal the arrival of fresh, seasonal produce, which promises eating at its finest. However, sometimes that produce isn't as ripe as you need it to be. Some ...

TREMONT, Ill. (AP) - The idea to produce bottles of fruit-based alcoholic drinks along with their craft whiskeys and bourbons at the new J.K. Williams Distilling preceded the actual physical knowledge ...