pumpkins

Pumpkins play such a big part during the holiday season, whether that’s as ornamental decorations for Halloween, or pumpkin pies during Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Halloween is Friday night, and parents are urged to take precautions to keep kids safe.

Agritourism and the economic and social opportunity it provides, the family farms and communities they serve, continues to expand.   “There are large, diverse opportunities there and it really depends on your situation, your farm, and what you produce,” noted Audrey Comerford of Oregon State University Extension.   The div...

It's that time of year when millions of us are out there looking for our own versions of the Great pumpkin for our Halloween Jack-O-Lantern.  But why do we do this?  Why do we carve strange faces and pumpkins lighting them from inside and placing them at our doorsteps at Halloween? Well, Ag...

“Without AI, this wouldn't be possible," said Mike Jacob, Founder of Terra Force.  His company has developed a robotic harvester that uses AI to identify whether watermelons and pumpkins are ripe and ready for harvesting.  Then, the AI technology is used to carefully pick the fruits with very little human oversight.   “We're solv...

According to NASS, the Washington Asparagus crop value came in at $13.5 million, a drop of 8% from 2021.  Washington accounted for 28% of the national crop in 2022.   The value of Oregon Snap beans totaled $15.4 million, down 24% year-over-year.  Oregon accou...

Pumpkins are on full display across the United States as part of many fall traditions.  The production of pumpkins, from classic orange Howdens to new varieties like Cinderella, is widely dispersed throughout the United States, with all states producing some pumpkins. ...

Agritourism continues to grow in both numbers and popularity across the Pacific Northwest.  Whether that’s pick-your-own pumpkins for Halloween, corn mazes, you pick apples, or anything in between, agritourism increases in popularity this time of year.  But, Oregon S...

Northwest vegetable production was mixed last year, according to NASS. Idaho onions were valued at $64.0 million last year, up 11% from 2020. Oregon onions had a total value of $115 million, down 5% year-over-year. Washington onions were valued at $101 million, down 28% from 2020 ...

Vegetable production across the Northwest was a mixed bag last year. According to NASS, onion production in Idaho were valued at $68.3 million, up 4% from 2019. Oregon onions had a total value of utilized production of $119 million, up 9% year over year ...