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Fruit Crop Guesstimate to be held online on Thursday

The 62nd annual Fruit Crop Guesstimate Webinar will be held in a new online format at 3 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 29, 2017. Join Fruit Growers News and the Michigan Frozen Food Packers Association (MFFPA) for the 2017 Fruit Crop Guesstimate Webin... more

Plan to change when dealing with spotted wing drosophila

In 2017, we are seeing an early start to spotted wing Drosophila(SWD) and there is a good crop of berries on host plants in the woods. To me, this means SWD will arrive earlier than normal and be a bigger problem than in recent years. I am concerned ... more

South Jersey blueberry crop appears to be the best in years

Anthony DiMeo III of DiMeo Farms in Hammonton, New Jersey, a fourth-generation blueberry farmer, predicts this year to be the best one locally since 2011. “We had a nice cool spring, so the fruit had time to develop, and is hearty and ... more

Semios wins British Columbia Technology Impact Award

Vancouver, British Columbia-based Semios, a provider of a precision agriculture solution to growers of tree fruits and tree nuts, has been named "Most Promising Startup" at the 2017 BC Technology Impact Awards. The TIA’s are the largest ... more

CFVGA members attend produce safety symposium in Denver

The Center for Produce Safety's (CPS) June 20-21 symposium brought cutting edge food safety researchers to Denver to talk about current research and its application to the produce industry as well as to hear from growers and others the top priorities... more

Agencies move to rescind ‘Waters of the US’ rule

The Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Army and Army Corps of Engineers are proposing a rule to rescind the Clean Water Rule and re-codify the regulatory text that existed prior to 2015 defining "waters of the United States" or WOTUS. ... more

Protect grape clusters from disease during early fruit development

Young fruit clusters are highly susceptible to all major diseases, including downy mildew, powdery mildew, black rot, Phomopsis and anthracnose. If prolonged cool wet weather prevails during bloom, Botrytis can also gain a foothold in clusters ... more