• Hot and cold

     States across the Midwest and East Coast experienced warmer-than-average temperatures in March. On average, temperatures were 15˚ F to 20˚ F warmer than normal for the month, said Tom Moore,…  » Read more url( /images/sized/images/uploads/fgn/article-images/damaged-pistil_HomePage_630x214-630x241.jpg ) /index.php/magazine/article/spring-running-hot-and-cold-for-fruit-growers

  • Ice, ice, berry

     When the mercury drops below freezing, blueberry growers may want to try turning on the sprinklers, said Mark Longstroth, a small fruit Extension educator with Michigan State University (MSU). Like…  » Read more url( /images/sized/images/uploads/fgn/article-images/bb-ice_HomePage_630x214-630x241.jpg ) /index.php/magazine/article/ice-can-save-your-blueberries-during-a-freeze

  • Old dog

     Readers of FGN are undoubtedly familiar with Paul Friday – if not from his peaches, then from his farm market columns that reflect on his 52 years of experience. In…  » Read more url( /images/sized/images/uploads/fgn/article-images/friday_HomePage_630x214-630x241.jpg ) /index.php/magazine/article/an-old-dog-teaches-growers-new-tricks

  • AgWarriors

     The unemployment ratio of returning veterans is higher than the national average, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor. Currently it stands around 12 percent. Enter AgWarriors. Based in Tulare,…  » Read more url( /images/sized/images/uploads/fgn/article-images/bush-palin_HomePage_630x214-630x241.jpg ) /index.php/magazine/article/returning-vets-to-get-agriculture-training

  • Labor picture

     Will growers find enough workers to harvest their crops in 2012? It’s tough to predict, but based on information from a smattering of different crops in different regions, it looks…  » Read more url( /images/sized/images/uploads/fgn/article-images/labor_HomePage_630x214-630x241.jpg ) /index.php/magazine/article/labor-supply-probably-adequate-in-2012

  • Pivotal time

     The apple industry’s “real competition” isn’t between producing states or nations. No, it’s all of the other fruits and snack foods competing for consumer attention – and dollars. That was…  » Read more url( /images/sized/images/uploads/fgn/article-images/trade_HomePage_630x214-630x241.jpg ) /index.php/magazine/article/expert-says-this-decade-is-pivotal-for-the-apple-industry

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