Category: Pears
USDA opens comments to Pacific NW pear marketing order change
The USDA is proposing a change to the federal marketing order for pears grown in Oregon and Washington.
California pear meeting focuses on new pest
The University of California Cooperative Extension and California Pear Advisory Board are presenting an update on a flatheaded borer pest recently discovered in Lake County.
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.
Tree fruit sales vet Ellie Tucker joins CMI
CMI Orchards tree fruit sales apples pears
Georgia counties declared Hurricane Idalia disaster areas
Hurricane Idalia damage federal disaster declaration Georgia
Northwest fresh pear industry releases 2023 crop estimate
Pear Bureau Northwest 2023 Washington Oregon pear crop estimate
CMI unveils advanced pear packing technology
CMI Orchards pears apples cherries packaging
Pacific Northwest pear growers vote to keep marketing order
Pear producers in Washington and Oregon have voted to continue their federal marketing order this year, with the largest margin in the order’s history.
IFTA Summer Tour: A review of Day 1
The International Fruit Tree Association’s Summer Tour of orchards in Nova Scotia came on the heels of heavy late-July rains in parts of the Canadian Province, but attendees were treated to fine weather and roads that weren’t affected by flooding once the tours were underway.
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.
Aurea Imaging introduces TreeScout orchard management sensor
Aurea Imaging TMS TreeScout tractor mounted sensor precision orchard management crop intelligence
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.
AgroFresh acquires postharvest tech company Tessara
AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has acquired Tessara, a postharvest solutions provider.
Farm Credit salutes California Fresh Fruit Association growers
California Fresh Fruit Association CFFA farm credit apples peaches nectarines berries grapes
Sensors help trees tell growers when they are thirsty
The traditional method of using technology to alert growers of the need to irrigate involves soil-based sensors, which do well at relaying moisture data at a specific depth and location.
Coast-to-coast research battles fire blight in apples, pears
Fire blight can cripple apple production and kill young trees. The disease is also difficult to control.
New AI: early size profile available for pears
The U.S. is one of the top three pear producers globally, and work is under way in many areas of the supply chain to ensure more pears make it to market.
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.