All United States articles – Page 422
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Bush lays out US WTO agricultural position
George W. Bush has told European leaders that the US will reduce farm subsidies, but only if they agree to make tariff cuts.
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ArticleCalifornians upbeat on Bing
An excellent crop in both quality and quantity this year - that is the upbeat prediction from California’s Bing cherry growers.
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US picks up a labour problem
The difficulty in sourcing seasonal horticultural labour is evidently not a uniquely British problem, if stories coming out of the USA are anything to go by.
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New produce safety centre in US
A new Center for Produce Safety has been established at the University of California, David, in the United States.
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ArticleARS researches watermelons
Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have found that, in addition to containing plentiful amounts of the health-promoting antioxidant lycopene, watermelon is an excellent source of the amino acid citrulline.
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Sunscreen protects Californian grapes
Sunscreen could be used to protect fruit and vegetables during the production period after a Californian grape grower sprayed his crops to stop them withering on the vine - and produced wrinkle-free fruit.
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More produce gets cartoon treatment
Children’s entertainment brand Nickelodeon is teaming up with US food firms to launch a children’s range of fruit and vegetable products featuring some of its popular cartoon characters.