Cherries
Guthion Use Set To End Sept. 30, 2012
The decision by EPA in mid-November to phase out all remaining uses of azinphos methyl (Guthion) by Sept. 30, 2012, will hit various sectors of the fruit industry differently. Three Michigan State University entomologists, speaking... more »
Research Station Will Likely Lose Its Peach and Plum Fruit Trees
While no official quarantine had been announced, one was expected soon. And when it comes, Michigan State University’s (MSU) Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center (SWMREC) near Benton Harbor, where plum pox was found in... more »
IFTA helped growers bring fruit trees down to size
On March 5, the International Fruit Tree Association observed its 50th birthday – marking a half-century of fruit growers working together to bring trees down to manageable size. Logically, such an organization should have been... more »
Primocane Raspberries Fit Just Fine on Maryland Farm
If managing raspberries were easy, would they still sell for $4.50 a pint? Nathan Milburn hopes so. In 2001, Milburn Orchards ventured into raspberries for the first time. The Elkton, Md., family was expanding the... more »
Michigan Cherry Producers Vote To Continue Promotion Program
Michigan's cherry producers approved a referendum March 13 to continue the Michigan Cherry Promotion and Development Program, according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture.Established in May 1972, the Michigan Cherry Promotion and Development Program was... more »
Bayer Sells Guthion to MANA
Bayer CropScience has sold the insecticide Guthion (azinphos methyl) to Makhteshim Agan Industries, Israel (MANA).MANA purchased the European rights to Guthion several years ago. The recent divestiture includes North and South America.Bayer (BCS) is selling... more »
Cherry Growers Put Emphasis on Names
In a bid to increase demand for local cherries, the Okanagan, Kootenay Cherry Growers? Association is looking at a move to encourage consumers to recognize the sweet fruits by name. The Morning Star (British Columbia) more »
CIAB Recommends Final Percentages
The Cherry Industry Administrative Board (CIAB), the national marketing order for red tart cherries, convened in Traverse City, Mich., Sept. 8 to calculate and recommend the final free and restricted percentages for the current crop... more »
Plum Pox Virus Detected in Michigan
Aggressive efforts are under way to manage the plum pox virus (PPV), which the USDA found in samples collected from a routine survey at the Michigan State University Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center (SWMREC)... more »
Cherry Industry Administrative Board Sets Preliminary Free, Restricted Percentages
The Cherry Industry Administrative Board (CIAB), the national marketing order for red tart cherries, recommended that the free percentage, net of the Market Growth Factor and accounting for appropriate economic adjustments, be set at 67... more »
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