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Cornell-led project to improve grapes gets big boost
Breeding the next great grape is getting a boost thanks to new funding for a Cornell-led project that uses genomic technology to create varieties that... READ MORE »
Using the world’s oldest apple trees to supply new ones
Considering the many different types of apples we see at farmers markets and supermarkets, it may be hard to believe that apple trees are not as d... READ MORE »
IFTA tours upstate New York
The International Fruit Tree Association held its 2016 New York Study Tour July 19-21. More than 250 attendees visited a variety of farms and orchard... READ MORE »
IFTA tours highlight Michigan fruit industry
Visitors to Grand Rapids, Michigan, for the International Fruit Tree Association’s (IFTA) 59th annual conference in February were treated to an insi... READ MORE »
USDA to offer apple, grape grafting demos at Empire Farm Days
Scientists from the Agricultural Research Service Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Geneva, New York, will demonstrate grafting techniques used with apple... READ MORE »
Plantings are closer, denser than they were 50 years ago
Three Extension educators shared their thoughts on the ways tree fruit growing systems have changed in the last 50 years. Jerry Frecon, Rutgers Univer... READ MORE »
Plantings are closer, denser than they were 50 years ago
Three Extension educators shared their thoughts on the ways tree fruit growing systems have changed in the last 50 years. Jerry Frecon, Rutgers Univer... READ MORE »
Rootstock availability key to pears
Recently, several new semi-dwarfing rootstocks have become available to growers in the United States, which could be used in higher-density growing sy... READ MORE »
Terence Robinson: The Future for Orchards is Tall Spindle
Terence Robinson, an applied fruit crop physiologist with Cornell University, wants to help growers find the most cost-effective way to run their orch... READ MORE »
The Tall Spindle System: Apple Orchard Design For The Future
After years of experimentation, Terence Robinson believes he knows what a modern apple tree should look like. It’s taller than people once thoug... READ MORE »
