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Prices of Juice Apples Have Gotten Positively … Juicy
After nearly a decade of low and flat prices for juice apples, prices were sharply higher this fall, rising for the second year in a row. Apple juice ... READ MORE »
Extension Losing Its Personal Touch in Pennsylvania
This is the seventh and final story in a series about the future of Extension. The image of the county Extension agent riding in a pickup all day, vis... READ MORE »
‘The Apple Man’ Leads School Lunch Effort
When Mark Doherty became chairman of the Michigan Apple Committee this year, he took the helm with a reputation in place. He was “The Apple Man,... READ MORE »
Extension Is Losing Funding, but It’s Not Losing Relevance
The story about Penn State Cooperative Extension on the front page of this magazine is the seventh in a series I’ve been writing for more than a... READ MORE »
Young growers ask: Should we open the door?
On any summer Saturday, you can find Sidney Kuhn at one of the farmers’ markets where the Kuhn family sells fruits and vegetables every week fro... READ MORE »
Q&A: Young Fruit Growers Optimistic About Future of Industry
The Fruit Growers News sought the opinions of young people from fruit-growing families who were considering entering the family business. What do they... READ MORE »
Fruit Tree Nurseries Shift from Speculation to Contract Growing
In the fruit tree nursery business of the past, the season often ended with a fire sale at the end of winter and a bonfire in spring. This expensive w... READ MORE »
$80 Oil Might Be a Great Incentive for Needed Change
I got a phone call recently from a man I hadn’t seen in 20 years, and it was delightful. “Remember me?” he asked. Nobody ever forgot... READ MORE »
Battle to eradicate plum pox continues in three states, Canada
The battle to rid North America of the plum pox virus, first detected in Pennsylvania in 1999, is proceeding unabated in the four areas where it has b... READ MORE »
Protester Survives His Month-PlusTime in Jail
In our last issue, we reported about Don Perry, a 79-year-old retired metallurgist whose daughter and son-in-law operate Becker Farms, an orchard and ... READ MORE »
