Category: Cherries
Starr Ranch, CMI Orchards unite with apples, pears, cherries
Starr Ranch Growers/Oneonta Trading Co. have an agreement to join forces with CMI Orchards, delivering more than eight million cartons to CMI’s manifest.
California’s Murray Family Farms endures challenges
Murray Family Farms, owned by Steve and Vickie Murray, has discovered that growing cherries, berries and other tree fruit in the southern San Joaquin Valley’s desert region is highly challenging.
Tree fruit sales vet Ellie Tucker joins CMI
CMI Orchards tree fruit sales apples pears
CMI unveils advanced pear packing technology
CMI Orchards pears apples cherries packaging
Michigan Pomesters recognize Sen. Stabenow’s service
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who has been serving Michigan as a state and U.S. legislator since the late 1970s, is the Michigan Pomesters’ 2023 Fruit Person of the Year.
Utah tart cherry tour highlights domestic production
The Utah Red Tart Cherry Marketing Board (URTCMB), in partnership with Cherry Marketing Institute (CMI), led online influencers, Utah lawmakers and other industry stakeholders on an orchard and cherry processing plant tour.
AgroFresh celebrates 20 years of SmartFresh
In 2003, AgroFresh first launched its flagship ripening management solution SmartFresh, the premier ethylene postharvest management tool for fruits, vegetables and florals.
Kelp-based fertilizer Afrikelp aids in managing heat stress
The record-breaking heat this summer has focused attention on measures to stay cool and safe, especially for those who work outside in agriculture and other industries.
Registration opens for Michigan Perennial Farm Ecosystem conference
Michigan Perennial Farm Ecosystem Conference Leelanau Conservation District perennial crops native beneficial habitat pollinators soil invertebrates soil health vegetation management sap analysis
Senator tours Michigan blueberry farm to highlight SWD bill
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., recently promoted the passage of the Spotted Wing Abatement Trust (SWAT) Act during a visit to Crossroads Blueberry Farm in West Olive, Michigan.
Farm Credit salutes California Fresh Fruit Association growers
California Fresh Fruit Association CFFA farm credit apples peaches nectarines berries grapes
Alumnus takes lead role at MSU research center
Daniel Bacheler, a Michigan State University (MSU) alumnus, is the new farm manager at the MSU Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center (NWMHRC) in Traverse City.
The nose knows: Dogs find spotted lanternflies, other pests
Researchers are employing a novel approach to help growers discover and deal with spotted lanternflies (SLF).
Spotted lanternflies in crosshairs of USDA working group
USDA spotted lanternflies lanternfly nuts grapes apples cherries nectarines apricots peaches plums almonds walnuts cucumbers pest control pests
Penn State launches spotted lanternfly survey
The Penn State Extension Grape and Wine Team Mid-Atlantic spotted lanternfly lanternflies
Never-ending rain leads to pest, disease concerns
A seemingly endless flow of water saturating their fields is burdening California growers with pests and diseases. Growers of strawberries and other fruits expect the heavy rains to delay some planting and harvesting and cause other crop problems.
Balchem organic registrations to aid tree fruit, grapes, berries
Balchem Plant Nutrition organic foliar registrations
USDA-ARS research entomologist honored for insect studies
U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service USDA-ARS research entomologist insects biological control
Technology revolutionizes cherry, small fruit grading, packing
Technology upgrades have swept through West Coast fruit packinghouses, with everything from stone fruit, apples and citrus processed on more sophisticated equipment than a generation ago.