As talks collapse between traders and growers, hundreds of tonnes of watermelon lie abandoned, exposing the fragility of informal farm contracts. In recent days, although harvest time has arrived, ...

Even in the green farmlands of Ukraine's Kherson region, the threat of war is constantly hovering nearby. Farmers harvesting watermelons in their fields recently had to run for cover, one carrying a ...

BLACKVILLE -- Rain or shine, the annual Watermelon Field Day at Edisto Research and Education Center in Blackville always draws a large crowd. This year was no exception as more than 225 attendees ...