NC-140
Ron Perry stepping down from full-time duties
Ron Perry, a long-time professor of horticulture at Michigan State University (MSU), retired from his full-time duties Sept. 1. Perry, 69, has been working with Michigan’s fruit industry for 36 years – and plans on... more »
Penn State research helps shape apple industry
One glance at a commercial orchard today and you realize these aren't your grandfather's apple trees. Long gone are the 40-foot-high, widely spaced, gnarled and spindly trees of the past. They have been replaced by... more »
Award-winning NC-140 project raises stock of fruit tree industry
A multi-layered project to improve sustainability in fruit tree production through changes in rootstock use has received recognition from a national organization. Multi-State Research Project NC-140 forged a viable international partnership between universities and the... more »