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Trials seek to fight replant disorders
Replant disorders are a major problem for apple growers, especially as new land becomes less available. Growers planting on replant sites have few eff... READ MORE »
Rootstock findings
In a brochure given to IFTA members during the annual conference in Pasco, Wash., the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission listed some of the fin... READ MORE »
Finding right genes could speed up apple breeding
In the last decade or so, apple varieties – even traditional varieties like Red Delicious – have gotten better. Traits like taste and pres... READ MORE »
Managed releases divide apple industry
Apple breeding programs have released some promising varieties in the last few years, with more on the way. Where all these new apples will fit in the... READ MORE »
What will apple industry look like a decade from now?
So, what will growing apples be like in the year 2020? Demand shouldn’t be a problem. Earth will contain 7.6 billion people by then; the United ... READ MORE »
Northwest Pear Crop Estimated 10 Percent Above Last Year
As pear tree branches grow heavy with fruit, the Pear Bureau's initial estimates suggest that the 2009 Northwest pear crop will be the fourth largest ... READ MORE »
Carnegie Mellon developing automated systems to enable precision farming
Two groups of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute have received a total of $10 million in grants from USDA to build automat... READ MORE »
Industry invests dollars to allay labor fears
Over the last three years, the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission has invested $670,000 to back the research efforts of one company: Vision Rob... READ MORE »
Mechanical Thinning Brings Larger Peaches with Less Labor
Spring was slow to arrive in Adams County, Pa., this year, but eight growers had already lined up with Penn State Extension to use machines to thin th... READ MORE »
Mechanical Harvest Cuts Costs and Need for Labor
Mechanically harvested fresh-market sweet cherries have already debuted, but the fact they haven’t made headline news testifies that some proble... READ MORE »
