R.W. Knudsen Family® celebrates the Simplicity of Summer with Just Juice Line
CHICO, Calif., June 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The R.W. Knudsen Family® Just Juice products deliver full fruit flavor and uncompromised taste for consumers that want just the best. These single-fruit, unsweetened, 100 percent juices provide delicious flavor because they’re made with juice concentrates. Click here to view full story
A local diet
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 By CHAD PRIBYL / Pilot-Tribune Staff Iowa has a knack of producing extremely healthy foods that leave more topical remedies in the dust. Consuming the organic produce, locally produced honey, and hearty whole grains will keep your body exceptionally fit and your mind sharp. This short list is intended to create […]
Aronia Berry
I recently planted several black aronia along a new fence in my backyard. Also called chokeberry, aronia are becoming more and more popular, especially among small fruit growers. There are several reasons why I selected the black aronia for my site. I wanted to use a sun loving, native plant with seasonal interest that only […]
Demand soars for Gwynedd ‘super fruit’ products
Vicky Williams-Griffith (centre) with her mum Angela (left) and sister Anna Livingston at Bodnant Welsh Food Centre, Conwy ValleyVicky Williams-Griffith (centre) with her mum Angela (left) and sister Anna Livingston at Bodnant Welsh Food Centre, Conwy Valley Production of a Gwynedd-grown super fruit is being expanded to cope with demand from customers who now include […]
Bluebird Spring Orchard Akron, Iowa
June 10, 2015 11:36 am • Kid Scoop News Feature Reporters Lane Kenny and Sophie Martinac (With Staff Assistance) Bluebird Spring Orchard is located one mile south of Akron, Iowa, just east of Highway 12. The orchard is planted with approximately five acres of several varieties of apples and five acres of aronia berries. One […]
Agro Forestry Tour
Agroforestry Tour The 2015 Central Iowa Agroforestry Tour has something for everyone. Five stops are scheduled focusing on alternative crops including aronia berry and hazelnuts, and agroforestry practices such as riparian forest buffers, silvopasture, and livestock buffers. Finally, no agroforestry tour is complete without talking about marketing your nuts, berries, beef, or property. Enjoy a […]
MAA 2015 Conference Presentations
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Are Chokeberries the Next Super Food for Athletes?
Click here to link to original story Chokeberries, otherwise known as aronia berries, are so called because of their bitter, sour taste. Native to North America, they grow prominently in temperate woods and swamps, in red, black and purple varieties. The plant is known for its resistance to drought, insects and disease. Despite the awful-sounding […]
Harvest date affects aronia juice polyphenols, sugars, and antioxidant activity, but not anthocyanin stability
Scholar Alert: [ intitle:Aronia ] Harvest date affects aronia juice polyphenols, sugars, and antioxidant activity, but not anthocyanin stability BW Bolling, R Taheri, R Pei, S Kranz, M Yu… – Food Chemistry, 2015 Abstract The goal of this work was to characterize how the date of harvest of ‘Viking’aronia berry impacts juice pigmentation, sugars, and […]
1990 BEI Pay-Sway I traded in for sale for $27,500
I have this 1990 BEI Pay-Sway I traded in for sale for $27,500 if you know of any growers looking for a picker for next year, please pass this along to them. Pictures aren’t the greatest, it’s tucked away in a storage shed right now. Best regards, Roger www.oxbocorp.com [email protected] 260-768-3217 office 260-768-3219 fax 260-350-1955 […]