Cherries
Cider Mill Brings Opportunities, Challenges
Jollay Orchards will open Grandpa’s Cider Mill just in time for its fall harvest festival. The festival begins Sept. 10, the weekend after Labor Day, and ends Oct. 30. In early August, the new cider... more »
Emerging Federal Rules Drive Blueberry Growers to Try New Insecticides
Blueberry growers currently are getting pretty good pest control with the pesticides they have available. So why would they be interested in new products, especially ones that cost more and might be more difficult to... more »
Nurseries: Growers Should Order Early
With the proliferation of good varieties and fruit rootstocks of all kinds, a key problem for growers is getting exactly what they want to plant. Nurseries aren’t carrying all the possible combinations of choices. The... more »
FDA: Companies Must Stop Promoting Health Benefits of Cherries on Labels
On Oct. 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent warning letters to 29 companies that manufacture, market or distribute products made from cherries and some other fruits. The letters instructed the companies to... more »
New Yorker Aims to Restore Currants to Former Glory
Greg Quinn’s overarching goal is to see New York restored to its former position as the nation’s leading state in currant production – and to be a leader in making it happen. Last May, Quinn’s... more »
Tart Cherry Industry Organized to Create Better Times
The tart cherry industry is emerging from some bad years, but its leaders are optimistic that better times lie ahead. The question now is, will growers see that vision and help bring it about? On... more »
Scramble Toward Sweet Cherries Is On
Why do sweet cherries crack? The easy answer is, “It has something to do with rain.” But, conceded Mortiz Knoche, he didn’t have to come all the way from eastern Germany to tell growers that.... more »
Tart Cherry Growers Consider Spending More on Advertising
Cherry Marketing Institute (CMI) staff members used the occasion of the CMI annual meeting in mid-January to press tart cherry growers to double their investment in advertising and promotion. They were talking to the right... more »
High-Value Crops Perfect for High-Value Land
Over the years, northern Maryland has changed from a bucolic rural countryside into a high rent district. Soaring land prices have driven out certain kinds of farming, but farmers who have changed what they produce... more »
IFTA Conference Features Largest Eastern Fruit Packer
Touring orchards with Mark Rice is an experience to savor. It exposes you to his cryptic combination of broad production expertise and orchard knowledge, facility with English (and several other languages), political insight tinged with... more »
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