/tags/crops crops en-US WLRN Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:15:45 GMT /news/2022-08-12/the-drought-across-europe-is-drying-up-rivers-killing-fish-and-shriveling-crops An unprecedented drought is afflicting nearly half of the European continent, damaging farm economies, forcing water restrictions and causing wildfires and threatening aquatic species. Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:15:45 GMT /news/2022-08-12/the-drought-across-europe-is-drying-up-rivers-killing-fish-and-shriveling-crops The Associated Press /local-news/2021-02-19/new-study-aims-to-ensure-store-bought-strawberries-stay-fresh-as-long-as-possible Researchers at the University of Florida and University of South Florida are working to ensure the strawberries you buy at the store stay fresh as long as possible. Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:46:06 GMT /local-news/2021-02-19/new-study-aims-to-ensure-store-bought-strawberries-stay-fresh-as-long-as-possible Mike Kiniry /news/2020-12-16/distant-cousins-of-food-crops-deserve-respect-and-protection Scientists are calling for efforts to protect hundreds of wild plants in the United States that are related to native foods such as cranberries and chili peppers. Wed, 16 Dec 2020 10:07:56 GMT /news/2020-12-16/distant-cousins-of-food-crops-deserve-respect-and-protection Dan Charles /2015-10-22/state-makes-gains-against-fruit-flies-in-s-florida Florida is on the way to eradicating the largest outbreak of Oriental fruit flies in the state's history, an agriculture official told a Senate panel... Thu, 22 Oct 2015 17:31:00 GMT /2015-10-22/state-makes-gains-against-fruit-flies-in-s-florida MARGIE MENZEL of the NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA