From jack-o’-lanterns to pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin’s appearance at farm stands, stores, and bakeries is the de facto sign that fall has arrived. But unless it’s in a pie, you might not think about ...

URBANA -- Chemicals have limited effects on controlling it and there are no known resistant varieties of processing pumpkin to withstand an attack of the deadly blight known as Phytophthora capsici (P ...

Other fruits in Southwest Michigan's fruit belt were hard hit by hot, dry summer weather, but there are pumpkins aplenty for those hoping to carve Halloween Jack-o-lanterns, said Ron Goldy, senior ...

Alan Walters has jack-o’-lantern pumpkins on his front stoop — not carved, because the fruit wouldn’t last long if it was. He has a couple of blue Jarrahdales, too, edible pumpkins known for their ...

This fall as you carve your pumpkin into a jack-o-lantern or make a pumpkin pie, more than likely your pumpkin came from right here in Illinois. Illinois continues to region as the top pumpkin ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- New strategies emerging from research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are saving many of the state's vegetable crops from a fungus that nearly put an end to ...

After scares with rain, sun and disease, producers think this year's pumpkin crop will keep jack-o'-lantern buffs smiling. Area producers - as well as Libby's, a subsidiary of Nestle's, which controls ...

Robert Nibbe knows a thing or two about pumpkins. And what he knows is this year’s pumpkin harvest has been less than ideal for some. Nibbe owns Boys-N-Berries Farm in Brainerd, which now includes 15 ...

Illinois currently holds the No. 1 spot for pumpkin production in the nation, producing three times more pumpkins than any other state. Mohammad Babadoost, professor for ACES, said that Illinois grows ...

WESTVILLE — John Coulter started growing pumpkins to have some extra spending cash on top of what his corn and soybeans were bringing in. More than 30 years later, he's still getting a kick from the ...