Fruits
Pear Bureau Northwest celebrates 85 years
Pear Bureau Northwest celebrates 85 years of its collaboration with Washington and Oregon pear growers to drive demand for Northwest pears. Washington and Oregon pear growers fund the bureau through a federal marketing order. A... more »
Forecast: U.S. apple crop holds steady in 2016
The U.S. Apple Association has estimated the size of the 2016 U.S. apple crop: 245.9 million bushels. If it holds, the crop will be 3 percent bigger than last year’s and 3 percent bigger than... more »
New wine collaborative to protect grower interests
The president of the newly established Michigan Wine Collaborative (MWC) believes wine grape growers could benefit significantly as the organization strives to fulfill its mission in coming years. MWC, a nonprofit organization, was created after... more »
Website offers resources for high, low tunnel berry growers
A new website, www.tunnelberries.org, has been launched as a resource for high and low tunnel berry growers. The project, led by Eric Hanson at Michigan State University, coordinates work on high tunnel berry production taking... more »
Botector receives California approval for stone fruit
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation has approved the addition of stone fruit and almonds to the Botector label. California registration now provides stone fruit and almond growers with a new tool in preventing blossom blight... more »
2016 Michigan apple crop to hit 31 million bushels
Michigan’s apple growers will harvest approximately 31 million bushels (1.302 billion pounds) of apples this year, according to the official crop estimate announced Aug. 26 at the USApple Outlook meeting in Chicago. This is an... more »
2016 apple crop will be bigger than last year
The U.S. Apple Association has announced its estimate of the size of the 2016 U.S. apple crop: 246 million bushels. The estimate was given during USApple’s annual Apple Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference, held Aug.... more »
Ron Perry stepping down from full-time duties
Ron Perry, a long-time professor of horticulture at Michigan State University (MSU), retired from his full-time duties Sept. 1. Perry, 69, has been working with Michigan’s fruit industry for 36 years – and plans on... more »