Crop Management
New York Winery Named Best in State
Osprey’s Dominion Vineyards was named “Winery of the Year” during the 2005 New York Wine & Food Classic. What does it take to be named the best winery in the state? Vineyard manager Tom Stevenson... more »
Industry Looks Ahead to Increasingly Better Times
Depending upon where you put your benchmark, the best of times are either ahead of us – or behind us – in the cranberry industry. For the optimistic, prices have been steadily rising since 1999,... more »
Virus Found in New York, Michigan
After causing a stir six years ago, plum pox virus (PPV) laid low while government officials conducted mopping up operations in Pennsylvania and Ontario. Then, within a month this summer, PPV was found in New... 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 »
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 »
Robinson defines the tall spindle apple system for modern orchards
After years of experimentation, Cornell University horticulturist Terence Robinson believes he has defined what a modern apple tree should look like. His design centers on the tall spindle apple system, a model that balances high... more »
Cloned Food Products? We Just Call Them Apples
As the new year began, FDA proclaimed that products such as meat and milk from cloned animals are safe for human consumption. A person with a science-based education might wonder why anyone would think such... more »
New Disease – Colony Collapse Disorder – Strikes Honeybees
Researchers are scrambling to find answers to what’s causing “colony collapse disorder,” a recently named disease that has struck commercial beekeeping operations across the country. The alarming die-off of honeybees has beekeepers fighting for commercial... 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 »
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Big apple: Large 2025-26 apple crop forecast
IFTA summer tour shows Canadian tree fruit methods
Shifting labor landscape: Actions spark optimism for long-term reform
Strong connections and innovation at the 2025 Great Lakes EXPO
Hanulcik Farm Market & Orchard’s central Michigan fruit heritage
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