Equipment

Tart Cherry Industry Sales ‘Restriction’ Set at 68 Percent

The national red tart cherry crop came in at 355 million pounds, a whopping increase over USDA's June estimate of 283.6 million pounds. At its meeting Sept. 10, the Cherry Industry Administrative Board increased the... more »

Harvesting Traditions As Well As Fruit

There's one way to guarantee you get a slice of this season's juicy apple crop: rent your own apple tree. Detroit Free PressClick here to read the rest of the story. more »

Storage Control Systems of Sparta, an Equipment Maker for Produce Storage, is Expanding

A growing business making equipment to prevent produce from ripening too fast says Sparta is a logical place to be, even as it reaches to a worldwide market. Grand Rapids PressClick here to read the... more »

Apple Industry Ponders Ways To Sell Upcoming Large Crop

Leaders of the U.S. apple industry met in Chicago in August to assess the size and condition of the 2009 crop – and perhaps learn some lessons from last year’s somewhat botched effort. The size... more »

Two medlars and a GoldRush

At the summer meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science last month, the world’s horticulturists gave recognition to a truly remarkable person. Jules Janick is a renaissance man ¬– a person of boundless, almost... more »

Employee Training Videos Cover Apple Harvest, Pruning Skills

Pennsylvania State University Extension educators have produced employee training videos on apple harvest and on pruning and training apple trees. They are available in Spanish and English and on DVD or VHS tapes.The harvest training... more »

Whopper Crop Worries Growers

Wenatchee River Valley growers began harvest of one of its largest crops of pears this past week. And growers are hoping the big crop doesn't mean smaller profits. Wenatchee WorldClick here to read the rest... more »

Windstorm Batters Michigan’s Fruit Ridge

By one estimate, Michigan may have lost 10 percent of its apple crop in the windstorm the night of Aug. 9. Others believe that's much too high since the damage was confined to a relatively... more »

Storms Take Toll on Apple Crop, Nearly Wiping Out One Orchard

For two days, Joe Klein Sr. has been clearing brush, trying to carve a path into his orchards that last week were laden with fruit and weeks away from a promising harvest. Grand Rapids PressClick... more »

Rebellion in Idaho: Research Station, Slated for Closure, Incites Grower Resistance

At first, it seemed to be the “usual” kind of story. A land grant university, facing the need to cut its operating budget, reluctantly decides to close one of its experiment stations. The University of... more »

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