The widely used farm practice of grafting watermelon and other melon plants onto squash or pumpkin rootstocks results in larger amounts of certain pesticides in the melon fruit, scientists are reporting in a new study.

The US Drug Watchdog is urging consumers in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,

Marler Clark Listeria lawyers have filed a fifth lawsuit in the Jensen Farms Rocky Ford cantaloupe Listeria outbreak.

With the extended statewide dry spell, researchers at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Uvalde and elsewhere have been focusing their attention on improving varieties of more drought-tolerant crops, particularly melons.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) SATURDAY, AUGUST 13: WATERMELON FESTIVAL Profile America -- Saturday, August 13th.