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Research continues at English facility
Modern apple growers owe their livelihoods to East Malling Research (EMR). That was one of the refrains heard over and over again during the International Fruit Tree Association’s (IFTA) tour of England, The Netherlands and... more »
Hurricane Irene fruit crop damage not as bad as feared
Fruit growers in the Eastern United States seem to have been spared much of the damage that was feared from Hurricane Irene when it came to land Aug. 27 and 28.So far, FGN has learned... more »
Spotted Wing Drosophila catches are picking up
Widespread monitoring in commercial fruit farms across Michigan by Michigan State University research and Extension staff has so far detected spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) at only a small proportion of the hundreds of sites where... more »
First spotted wing Drosophila trapped in a commercial fruit crop
A single spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) has been trapped in a commercial Michigan fruit crop. This first detection in a crop field for the 2011 growing season occurred a full two months earlier than our... more »
Robinette’s Turns 100 – Switching to retail helps farm market last a century
Jim Robinette’s passion for his family history is obvious – and why shouldn’t he be proud? Five generations of his family have been running the same fruit farm (now called Robinette’s Apple Haus & Winery)... more »
Cranberry growers vote to continue marketing order
USDA announced that cranberry producers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington and Long Island, N.Y., voted to continue their federal marketing order program.During the referendum, 512 eligible producers cast... more »
USDA conducts raspberry referendum
USDA is conducting a referendum from June 8 to 24, for eligible processed raspberry producers and importers to determine whether a new national Processed Raspberry Promotion, Research, and Information Order should be established.The program will... more »
Cranberry growers have a new online network
North American cranberry growers have a new resource for gathering information. The North American Cranberry Growers Network (NACGN) offers growers access to an online community of growers and experts who share ideas and tips for... more »
Haygrove winner planning for raspberries
The winner of the annual Great American Haygrove Giveaway was William McCaffery of Spring Rain Farms, East Taunton, Mass. If all goes according to plan, he will be erecting the Haygrove tunnel on his father’s... more »
Commission promotes Georgia blueberries
Georgia is a state known for peaches, pecans and onions. But if Joe Cornelius and the George Blueberry Commission (GBC) have anything to say about it, Georgia will become known for blueberries above all other... more »
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