SUMTER, S.C. — Being a farmer is never easy, especially with unpredictable weather, but for Nat Bradford of Bradford Farms, his staple crops are thriving while others are coming up short. "It's been ...

SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. — Old age comes with complications - a reality Nat Bradford knows well. His family has been producing specialty Bradford-breed watermelons since the 1850s, known for their sweet, ...

SUMTER — Nat Bradford walked through rows of watermelon crops earlier this month, checking in on his family’s heirloom variety that dates to the 1850s. With each step he took, Bradford grew more and ...

Bulldozers moved into watermelon fields in southern Morocco this week, tearing up four hectares of crops in Tata province as ...

If your melons are under-performing, these simple tips can help turn things around. Nothing says summer like a juicy, sweet, homegrown watermelon. Depending on the variety, it can take between 70 to ...

Nat Bradford of Bradford Family Farm in Sumter had an unfortunate announcement to make. Bradford's watermelon crop failed to produce for the first time since he rediscovered his family's heirloom ...

Watermelon farmers are struggling to control disease in their crops and are constantly on the hunt for ways to fight it. WINK News talked to a watermelon farmer about diseases and the agriculture ...

HERMISTON, Ore. — Two weeks into harvest, this year’s Hermiston watermelon crop is looking good, according to Walchli Farms shop foreman Curtis Pederson. The farm began harvesting watermelons July 14 ...

Chinese work units have begun to enter into the spirit of the season by providing workers with a “watermelon allowance”. If a ...