Peaches
Adams County Nursery hires Jerry Frecon
Jerry Frecon has accepted a part-time consulting position with Adams County Nursery (ACN), Aspers, Pa. Frecon has served the New Jersey fruit industry for the past 31 years as an agricultural agent and county department... more »
Jerry Frecon retires from New Jersey Extension duties
After 30 years of helping New Jersey fruit growers, Jerome Frecon has retired from Rutgers Cooperative Extension. His last day was Dec. 31. “You have county agents, and then you have superagents,” said Gary Mount,... more »
New Hampshire farmers’ market moving in the right direction
For the past 16 years, farmers in the small town of Keene, N.H., have been providing fruit and produce at The Farmers’ Market of Keene, as it puts on both a summer and winter market.... more »
Cherry, soft-fruit growers to vote on research assessment
Cherry and soft-fruit growers in Washington state will begin voting late this month on a proposal to expand research on their crops.The state Department of Agriculture said ballots will go out about Dec. 26, asking... more »
Michigan hort society hands out awards
The Michigan State Horticultural Society handed out two Distinguished Service Awards during the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO in December. The awards went to Al and Joe Dietrich and Earl Peterson.Al, Joe... more »
Fruit stand works for Washington orchard
It’s 30˚ F in the Wenatchee Valley, the sun isn’t up yet and Dennis Nicholson is hard at work at Nicholson’s Orchard Fresh in Peshastin, Wash., finishing a block of pears. This is exactly the... more »
Stefano Musacchi to fill endowed research chair at WSU
Stefano Musacchi, an internationally recognized leader in pomology (the science of fruit and fruit growing), will join the faculty at Washington State University in August 2013 as the endowed chair in tree fruit physiology/management.The chair... more »
Sweet corn, peaches pair well for Ohio grower
There aren’t many young fruit and vegetable growers out there, and it worries Gordon Hahn. Hahn, 55, grows fruit, vegetable and grain crops in Huron, Ohio. His seed salesman tells him he’s one of the... more »