Florida produces more watermelon than any other state, accounting for 34% of the nation's supply. Indian River County, once a citrus hub, now sees numerous repurposed school buses transporting ...

HAGERMAN, Idaho — When it comes to summertime staples, there's one fruit that always ends up in the cooler or on the picnic table. It's watermelon, and this time of year, it is the freshest you will ...

Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center hosted a Watermelon Variety Evaluation Open House on July 24. Representatives from Hazera Seeds, Syngenta, BASF, Seedway, Origene Seeds, Clifton Seeds, Sakata, ...

LAKIN — Slices of sweet watermelon are synonymous with summer, but 100 years ago, the fruit was also synonymous with southwest Kansas when the area was the watermelon capital of the country. Despite ...

A University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture researcher takes a SPAD meter measurement of watermelon plants during ...

Summer officially begins this week, and for many, it means melon season. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2022 approximately 21.1 pounds of melon were available per U.S. consumer.