>>USDA Pumpkin Page Offers Facts About Fall's Favorite Crop
(Undated) -- This time of year you will find pumpkins just about everywhere in Virginia, including decorations, on clothing, and, of course, in the produce section. Rebecca Hughes with some pumpkin facts.Preview: Wrap Script:
(sound offtop)Preview: USDA's Economic Research Service Economist Greg Astill maintains a website for the agency with everything you could know about growing pumpkins in the U.S.Preview: He says American farmers produce about 2 billion pounds of pumpkins each year.Preview: But those are for processing into other products.Preview: For more pumpkin facts, search online for USDA pumpkin page.
