Equipment
Let’s Mechanize Our Way to a Better Future
The inscription on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty expresses well the ideals and, for some of us, the facts behind our citizenship in this country. They are the last words from the poem... more »
Emergency Relief Bill Might Take Heat off Growers and Workers
Fruit and vegetable growers who were hoping to get into the 2008 growing season with a greater sense of security about their seasonal labor supply did not get much encouragement from the Bush administration as... more »
Cuyama Orchards Makes Startling First Impression
If we’d been coming to Cuyama Orchards from Bakersfield, the scenery – the hills, the oilfields – would have been spectacular but not daunting. But we were coming in the back way, and that was... more »
Southeast Drought Adds to the Woes of Fruit Growers There
The prolonged drought in the southeastern United States has had only a moderate impact on vegetable growers, who normally rely on irrigation to water their crops, but is hurting fruit growers. Not only will continued... more »
Mechanical Harvest Cuts Costs and Need for Labor
Mechanically harvested fresh-market sweet cherries have already debuted, but the fact they haven’t made headline news testifies that some problems remain. Nobody’s complaining about quality. In fact, these cherries – harvested without stems – have... more »
Winery Expansion Runs Into a Little Resistance From Neighbors
Black Star Farms’ expansion into a neighboring peninsula was not without controversy, but the company’s growth seems – for the most part – to be proceeding smoothly. Black Star, a popular winery on Michigan’s Leelanau... more »
Irrigation Water Can Provide Freeze Protection – Sometimes
Locking the barn after the horse has gone is futile, everyone agrees – unless you recover the horse and can expect the same behavior in the future. That’s the way it is with making the... more »
Tart Cherry Industry Will Decide the Fate of Its Marketing Order
In March, tart cherry growers and handlers will decide whether to extend the life of their industry’s federal marketing order, known as the Cherry Industry Administrative Board (CIAB). The voters will receive ballots in the... more »
Letters To The Editor
Our carbon footprint and other energy issues I just read your column in the January issue of The Fruit Growers News (“Editor has energetic resolution for the coming year,” page 35). I laud you in... more »
Strawberry Harvest Sets Record in ’07
A damaging freeze in January 2006 helped strawberry production in California last year grow by nearly 7 million trays - each equivalent to 10 pounds of strawberries - the California Strawberry Commission said Monday. Salinas... more »
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