Researchers have developed a robotic “hand,” resembling a claw, to pick blackberries. Their aim is to eventually automate blackberry harvest to help growers who face rising labor costs and a shrinking ...

Gardening season is underway, and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is very helpful. Q: I found ...

A: Gissel recommends vigilant hand-picking morning and evening. Scout your yard every day and get out early and late when the beetles aren’t very active and either squish them or tap them into a ...

The berries are fat and ripe at Lydia and James Malco’s Point Harbor Pick-Your-Own. On a recent day at the farm, there were a dozen people, maybe a few more, walking among the rows with buckets in ...