Apples
Mexico’s High Desert Apple Orchards Fuel Warm Thoughts
Travelers come in two types, I’ve noticed. There are the critical types, who don’t see much good in the way other folks do things. They compare everything they see, unfavorably, to what they left back... more »
Processor’s Contract with University Arouses Grower Protest
An alliance between Cornell University and a major apple processor in New York state has been criticized by a handful of apple growers. “There are several of us being vocal about it,” said Fedele Noto,... more »
Apple Crop Estimate Below Average
The U.S. apple industry will produce a smaller crop than normal this year, according to the U.S. Apple Association (USApple), which released its 2006 production forecast Aug. 17 in Chicago. The U.S. crop estimate for... more »
Sweet Cherry Grower Makes Harvesting Go More Efficiently
The Dalles is a great place to raise sweet cherries. With rich volcanic soils to grow in, the Cascade Mountains to shield against rain, few major pests to deal with and the Columbia River for... more »
Next Big Thing Is New Co-op for Marketing MN1914 Apple
After Pepin Heights Orchards was awarded the exclusive rights to market MN1914, the University of Minnesota’s new apple, everyone knew something else was going to happen. In July, it did. It’s called the Next Big... more »
Growers Await EPA’s Decision about Guthion
It’s going to be more difficult and more expensive to control worms in apples, blueberries and cherries if proposals made by the EPA June 9 take effect. The final decision is expected in early October... more »
Lured by Good Market, Mexican Growers Battle Harsh Conditions
Mexico shows its least attractive face to Americans entering from above its northern border. Not only do we carry in our memories the televised images of illegal immigrants sneaking through the deserts of the Southwest,... more »
Success of New Varieties Spurs Hunt for More Like Them
There’s plenty of activity in the tree fruit nursery business these days as nurserymen hunt for new varieties -– like “the next Honeycrisp”apple – and sort their way through the many peach varieties growers have... more »
Kurt Weber Takes Helm at Michigan State Hort Society
The Michigan State Horticultural Society’s top position is changing hands once again. Kurt Weber will replace Mike Wittenbach as MSHS president in December, during the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO in Grand... more »
Adams County Looks at Platforms for Mechanization
Adams County, Pa., with its long history of fruit culture, in many ways epitomizes what is right and what is wrong with fruit production in the United States today. So it seems appropriate that Adams... more »
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