Fruits
Graceland Fruit expands into Wisconsin with CranGrow purchase
Frankfort, Michigan-based Graceland Fruit, a producer of dried fruit is expanding its operations through an alliance with Wisconsin-based Cranberry Growers Cooperative (CranGrow) that allows it to staff and operate a new, state-of-the-art processing plant in... more »
Researchers travel Down Under to collect raspberry and peach seeds
University of Georgia horticulturists Rachel Itle and Dario Chavez recently spent a busy two weeks in Australia collecting seeds from wild raspberries and peaches to bring back to the UGA Griffin campus. As scientists in... more »
IFTA study tour highlights New Zealand growers
New Zealand growers and industry representatives showcased the country’s tree fruit production amenities during the International Fruit Tree Association’s 2018 Study Tour and Conference in February. Tour participants witnessed early apple harvests in the Hawke’s... more »
France reinstates its ban on U.S. cherry imports
According to a report from USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, on April 6, 2018 France published its third emergency decree banning cherry imports from countries where the use of the chemical dimethoate is legal. As a... more »
Michigan Apple Retail Dietitian Kit now available
The Michigan Apple Committee has released a new Retail Dietitian Kit aiming to assist retailers with educating their customers about the health benefits of regular apple consumption. “We worked with Shari Steinbach to develop the... more »
Penn State bilingual workshop covers fruit trees pruning, GAP
Penn State Extension in April offered a practical field training for Spanish-speaking growers and... more »
Vacancies announced on California organic advisory committee
The California Organic Products Advisory Committee (COPAC) hopes to fill nine vacancies on its 30-person committee. COPAC is the advisory body of the California State Organic Program (SOP). It advises the secretary of the California... more »
15 percent of cranberry crop restricted; 25 percent proposed for 2018
Cranberry handlers in most states will have to move 15 percent of the 2017 crop away from U.S. consumers due to a rule finalized by the USDA in April, and the Department of Agriculture has... more »
Current Issue
On-farm AI: Water, farm, labor research guide decisions
Data collection tool expands farm management
Carmel Valley winegrapes: Parsonage Village Vineyard
IFTA Yakima Valley tour provides orchard insights
IFTA recognizes tree fruit honorees
Pennsylvania recognizes fruit industry professionals
Fresh Views 40 Under 40
see all current issue »
