Crop Management
Farmers forced to make tough tillage decisions as rain continues
As the wet spring continues to delay planting in Indiana, grain farmers are faced with tough decisions about their intended tillage operations.As of May 1, just 2 percent of Indiana's corn crop and 13 percent... more »
Trials seek to fight replant disorders
Replant disorders are a major problem for apple growers, especially as new land becomes less available. Growers planting on replant sites have few effective ways to avoid losses. To remedy the situation, the Washington Tree... more »
Researchers ‘FasTrack’ plum breeding
Plum, peach, cherry, apricot and almond trees – what do they have in common? Well, they are all members of the genus Prunus, and their fruits are well loved among American consumers. But perhaps the... more »
Non-browning apples cause controversy
Arctic Apples are seeking a place in the U.S. and Canadian marketplaces. The apples, a product of Canadian biotechnology company Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF), have been genetically modified to be non-browning – which should go... more »
Project studies rootstock, training system combinations
Gregory Lang, a Michigan State University (MSU) professor, talked rootstocks and training systems with a group of about 70 growers March 30, during a tour of sweet cherry operations around Grand Rapids, Mich. The morning... more »
Maintaining the integrity of IPM while battling the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Pennsylvania tree fruit growers have embraced the principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) since the late 1960s and early 1970s. By one definition, IPM is the “utilization of all suitable techniques and methods in as... more »
New York saves IPM program – again
A few weeks ago, the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program was scheduled to lose all of its state funding and shut down entirely on March 31.But instead of killing the program that day,... more »
Novel sweet cherry system getting attention
A group of tree fruit growers recently got a look at a high-efficiency growing system for sweet cherries called the UFO – short for Upright Fruiting Offshoots. It was March 1 at Hanrahan Orchards near... more »
More states growing their own wine grapes
While California remains the leader in grape and wine production in the United States, other regions of the country are quickly catching on. Both new and old growers are getting into the grape and wine... more »
MSU holding SWD workshops
Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) can cause drastic loss to your crops, but with proper management, it can be controlled. Attend one of these classroom workshops and the follow-up field workshop for hands-on training on this... more »
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