Cherries

Cherry Industry Administrative Board Sets Restricted Percentage at 45

The Cherry Industry Administrative Board (CIAB), which administers the federal marketing order governing red tart cherries, recommended that the free percentage be set at 55 percent and the restricted percentage at 45 percent.The decision was... more »

Guesstimators Find Large Fruit Crop, Record Sweet Cherries

By Dick Lehnert and Matt MilkovichThe Michigan Frozen Food Packers Association held its 52nd annual Fruit Crop Guesstimate June 20, giving growers and packers an early look at the potential size of the nation's fruit... more »

Time To Lobby Hard for Farm Worker Reform Legislation

Well, it finally happened – the long awaited legislation to reform immigration and tighten U.S. borders finally came to Congress for debate. The AgJOBS provisions many farm groups wanted is in the package, along with... more »

New Distribution Center Empowers Growers

A new distribution center in Florida packed up to 50,000 pounds of blueberries a day during the peak season and has the potential to pack even more when it reaches its full capacity, said Jerry... more »

Pursuit of Grants Alters Washington Extension Priorities

This is the fifth story in a series about the future of Extension. Contrary to the opinions of most of his old professors, Tim Smith is not a loser. In fact, he’s quite highly regarded... more »

USDA Federal Order to Halt Spread of Light Brown Apple Moth

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has implemented a federal order to restrict the interstate movement of nursery stock, cut flowers and greenery from several counties in California and the entire state of... more »

‘Good Neighbors’ Control Fruit Pests

It's that time of year again ... the time when owners of cherry, apple, crab apple and pear trees need to be spraying their trees with pesticides to prevent wormy insects from destroying the fruit.... more »

Annual Fruit Crop ‘Guesstimate’ to be Held June 20

The 52nd Annual Fruit Crop Guesstimate, sponsored by the Michigan Frozen Food Packers Association (MFFPA) and drawing participants from across the nation, is scheduled for 2 p.m. June 20 at the Amway Grand Plaza in... more »

Quarantine Issued To Control Spread of Plum Pox

The Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) has established a state quarantine to prevent the spread of plum pox, a disease that affects stone fruit such as plums and peaches. MDA detected the virus in a... more »

Frozen Easter Spoils Fruit Crops Across Eastern U.S.

A wave of Arctic cold swept over the eastern United States a few days before Easter, doing extensive damage to fruit over a wide area. “Now you know why they call it the Corn Belt... more »