Category: Cherries
RipeLocker celebrates cherry preservation breakthroughs
RipeLocker, a perishable storage technology, achieved cherry storage milestones this season in collaboration with Gebbers Farms, Chelan Fresh.
Dole prepares for new organic fruit demand from Gen Y & Z
Dole Food Co. is working to attract younger generations to the organic produce segment.
Approaching burn ban affects California growers
At 4 a.m. in Lodi, Alex Noriega, foreman for the agricultural service provider Fowler Brothers, climbed onto an excavator to rip apart discarded grapevines and drop them into a cement-lined steel box called an air curtain burner for smokeless burning.
USApple elects Brett Baker as new board chair
New York apple marketer and shipper Brett Baker is the new USApple board chair.
MSU Plant & Pest Diagnostics names new director
Jan Byrne has been promoted to lead Michigan State University’s (MSU) Plant & Pest Diagnostics department.
Wisconsin Cherry Board election results released
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the 2024 Wisconsin Cherry Board election results.
WSU-USDA set to host Tree Fruit Research Field Day Set
The Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, USDA-ARS Wenatchee will host Tree Fruit Research Field Day.
Walmart, Agritask partner to enhance cherry crop sourcing
Walmart has entered a partnership with Agritask to improve produce-sourcing decisions for seasonal fruits such as cherries and blackberries.
Talking tech: New app innovations aid growers
Farming has forever been changed by technology, with new innovations helping growers of fruit, vegetables and tree nuts improve things such as pest management, disease monitoring and data collecting.
Skylar Rae cherries return
The Skylar Rae cherries are back in stores, offering a short season for retailers and are known for their sweetness.
FIRA preview: Tree fruit tech options abound at ag robotics conference
The third iteration of FIRA-USA, plans to offer growers of tree fruit, grapes, berries, vegetables and nuts a view of the state of specialty crop robotics and automation.
Tree fruit, berries, grapes receive USDA market promotion funds
Apples, cherries, pears, cranberries, table grapes and watermelons are among the commodities receiving federal funds for promotion and market development funding.
Invasive spotted lanternfly confirmed in Michigan
The invasive spotted lanternfly has been found in a Michigan county.
Tenerelli Orchards exits wholesale, focuses on farmers markets, u-pick
Leaving the wholesale end of the business for direct-to-consumer sales via farmers markets proved a successful move for a Southern California tree fruit grower.
Nursery tree fruit propagators gain insights at global annual meeting
Insights into the global tree fruit nursery world were recently gained at an annual meeting of an international group representing fruit tree nurseries and orchardists.
NJSHS conducts summer orchard tour, educational programs in Morris County
NJSHS is sponsoring the 2024 Summer Orchard Tour and Educational Program from 10 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at Wightman Farms, Morristown.
Cherry packhouses use deep learning technology
Prima Frutta Packing is a family-owned business based in Linden, California. It packs cherries using TOMRA LUCAi deep learning technology.
Wisconsin Cherry Board election underway
Wisconsin tart cherry growers have until June 15, 2024 to submit votes to elect two new members to the five-member Wisconsin Cherry Board.
AI deep learning tech aids cherry packinghouses efficiencies
Cherry packers in California, the U.S., and New Zealand implemented TOMRA’s AI-powered trademarked LUCAi technology with its InVision2 grading platform during the past two seasons with excellent results.
Summit Agro’s hybrid’ fungicide Regev passes field tests ‘
Summit Agro has completed a series of 163 replicated field trials across the U.S. to evaluate the efficacy of Regev “hybrid” fungicide.