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Michigan Ridge growers visit southwest neighbors
The Michigan Pomesters took their annual RidgeFest tour on the road Aug. 1, traveling from Sparta to southwest Michigan to learn about differences in ... READ MORE »
Arctic apple engineers welcome scrutiny, growers’ help
In a hotel conference room in eastern Washington, Okanagan Specialty Fruits employee Jessica Brady takes two apparently identical yellow apples – on... READ MORE »
Washington State University Extension to host rootstock tour
Washington State University (WSU) Extension and the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission will host a tour of recent rootstock trials on Aug. 25. ... READ MORE »
Trial and error a big theme during IFTA summer tour
New York state apple grower Jeff Smith showed off plantings of NY 1 and NY 2 during the International Fruit Tree Association’s (IFTA) summer tour in... READ MORE »
New York state growers adapt to market, challenges
Paul Wafler’s apple production management journey has landed – at least for now. The Wolcott, New York grower has found contentment and profits... READ MORE »
Hard cider: Unknowns abound but there’s potential for profit
The hard cider industry has sustained 75 percent annual growth for more than five years in a row. That pace might slow a little bit in the next few ye... READ MORE »
Hard cider: New industry faces shortage of trees, labor
Despite being a very old practice, the making of hard cider is virtually a new industry in the United States. The recent growth in sales has been &ldq... READ MORE »
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 »
Keeping Under Cover: The Ideal Look of an Orchard Floor
In 25 years of studying the matter, Ian Merwin has seen all kinds of systems for managing groundcover vegetation in orchards. In some European orchard... READ MORE »
