Peaches
Tanners Orchard Serves Up Fun for Illinois Visitors
John Tanner grew up on his family’s fruit farm, but, given its location 5 miles down a bumpy dirt road, its position wasn’t much of an asset for what he had in mind. So, in... more »
Honeycrisp a Beauty To Buyers, a Pain for producers
At $60 to $70 a box wholesale, Honeycrisp apples are well worth talking about – and that’s what the Fruit Ridge Pomesters did during their annual meeting this spring. Growers, processors and researchers all had... more »
Annual Fruit Crop ‘Guesstimate’ to be Held June 20
The 52nd Annual Fruit Crop Guesstimate, sponsored by the Michigan Frozen Food Packers Association (MFFPA) and drawing participants from across the nation, is scheduled for 2 p.m. June 20 at the Amway Grand Plaza in... more »
Quarantine Issued To Control Spread of Plum Pox
The Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) has established a state quarantine to prevent the spread of plum pox, a disease that affects stone fruit such as plums and peaches. MDA detected the virus in a... more »
No Peaches, Few Apples Left in Missouri After Freeze
The recent cold snap pushed temperatures well below freezing, killing much of Missouri's fruit crop. Brownfield Network more »
Irvin: N. Georgia Peaches, Apples Wiped Out
Agriculture officials say cold weekend weather led to an unseasonable frost that damaged peaches and other crops across the Southeast. AccessNorthGa.com more »
Frozen Easter Spoils Fruit Crops Across Eastern U.S.
A wave of Arctic cold swept over the eastern United States a few days before Easter, doing extensive damage to fruit over a wide area. “Now you know why they call it the Corn Belt... more »
Illinois Peach Growers Give Chilly Forecast for This Year’s Crop
With each cut into his orchard's baby peaches revealing only blackness, Tom Schwartz suspected what many fellow Illinois fruit growers are fretting about: This year's crop could be the pits. AP Wire more »
Many of State’s Crops Hit With Heavy Losses from Freeze
Preliminary reports from around the state show most of the apple, peach, and blueberry crops were damaged in the below freezing temperatures that covered most of the state this past weekend, says Georgia Agriculture Commissioner... more »
Light Brown Apple Moth Detected in Four California Counties
The light brown apple moth, a serious pest of apples in other countries and a quarantine pest in the United States, has been found in four San Francisco Bay-area counties, according to the California Department... more »
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