Search Results for: International Fruit Tree Association (IFTA)
IFTA continues precision-based conference
The International Tree Fruit Association’s (IFTA) Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan, continues Thursday with a full array of educational p... READ MORE »
IFTA providing scholarships for young growers
The International Fruit Tree Association (IFTA) Young Grower Scholarship Program was started in 2013 to encourage young fruit tree growers to ... READ MORE »
IFTA hands out annual awards
The International Fruit Tree Association (IFTA) recently convened in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for its 58th Annual Conference and Tours. During the confer... READ MORE »
South Tyrolean apple facility on the cutting edge of sorting, packing, storage
High up in Italy’s Vinschgau Valley is a state-of-the-art sorting, packing and storage facility for apples. The International Fruit Tree Associa... READ MORE »
More than one way to grow apples in South Tyrol
With about 8,000 people growing apples in Italy’s South Tyrol province, it’s hard to pinpoint a “typical” grower. But visiting... READ MORE »
South Tyrolean growers cooperate to survive
South Tyrol’s apple industry gives new meaning to the word “cooperative.” Members of the International Fruit Tree Association (IFTA)... READ MORE »
IFTA offers scholarships for conference attendees
The International Tree Fruit Association (IFTA) is offering young growers an opportunity to learn more about the fruit tree industry and network with ... READ MORE »
Private/public partnerships help Quebec thrive
Unlike their counterparts in the United States, apple growers in Quebec, Canada, don’t have access to a university- or Extension-based research ... READ MORE »
Editorial – Apples in Quebec
In late July, I spent a couple of days exploring the apple industry in Quebec, Canada. I wasn’t alone. About 180 others joined me, members of th... READ MORE »
Dutch, Belgian nurseries offer growers alternatives
Last summer, members of the International Fruit Tree Association (IFTA) got to visit two European tree fruit nurseries: Verbeek in the Netherlands and... READ MORE »
