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Spotted lanternfly can be contained
Despite an expansion of a quarantined area this summer to another Berks County township in Pennsylvania, the manager of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s (PDA) entomology program remains confident the spread of the potentially damaging s... more
Free cherry training guide also available as an app
A new guide called “Cherry Training Systems” is available for free download, and also is available as a free tablet app from iTunes and Google play. The 63-page guide, developed by professors Lynn Long of Oregon State University, Gregory Lang ... more
Industry veteran rides the waves
Gary Pullano, associate editor for Fruit Growers News, is blogging this week from the International Fruit Tree Association's Regional Summer Tour in Washington state.Washington state apple grower Jim Doornink survived the turn-of-the-century (21s... more
IFTA tour story ripe with industry progress
Gary Pullano, associate editor for Fruit Growers News, is blogging this week from the International Fruit Tree Association's Regional Summer Tour in Washington state.When you gather 170 people from seven countries, including those from nine U.S. ... more
Returning to the birthplace of apples in North America
The International Fruit Tree Association is holding its 58th Annual Conference in Canada's eastern province of Nova Scotia, where apples were first grown in North America. Larry Lutz of Scotian Gold Cooperative laid out some of the history at th... more
Anatomy of a new pest battle
FGN assistant editor Gary Pullano is blogging from the 2015 Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The manager of Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s (PDA) entomology program is optimistic a new invasive p... more
Labeling a controversy
Gary Pullano, Fruit Growers News Assistant Editor, is providing blog coverage of the 2015 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention. Blizzard conditions (actual and fictional) in much of the northeast didn’t appear to significantly impact at... more
