Equipment
Prices of Juice Apples Have Gotten Positively … Juicy
After nearly a decade of low and flat prices for juice apples, prices were sharply higher this fall, rising for the second year in a row. Apple juice concentrate, which cost as little as $4... more »
Extension Losing Its Personal Touch in Pennsylvania
This is the seventh and final story in a series about the future of Extension. The image of the county Extension agent riding in a pickup all day, visiting local farmers and doling out general... more »
Record Blueberry Crop Expected
The Oregon blueberry harvest is almost completed, with record production and prices expected, according to the Oregon State University Extension Service. The Register-Guard more »
Young growers ask: Should we open the door?
On any summer Saturday, you can find Sidney Kuhn at one of the farmers’ markets where the Kuhn family sells fruits and vegetables every week from May through October. But come Monday morning, she’s back... more »
Chicago Markets Drive Profitability at K&K Farms
Farmers must consider themselves fortunate when they see long lines of cars caught in snarled traffic on television – even around relatively small urban areas. Thank heavens they don’t have to commute to work! But... more »
Bad Harvest Elsewhere A Boon for Michigan Apple Growers
The misfortune of apple farmers in other states this season has turned out to be the good fortune of growers in Michigan. Detroit News more »
Migrant Workers Labor in Grape Harvest
A gust of wind blew through the vineyard and ripped netting from a harvester's grasp, then workers yelled to stop a tractor so they could secure the large, protective net over precious grapevines. Traverse City... more »
Great Grapes: Harvest Should Yield Fine Wine
Bob Betzler and his family live in California, the heart of America's wine country, and didn't have a clue about northern Michigan's burgeoning grape and wine industry. Traverse City Record-Eagle more »
Machinery Makes for Better Grape Picking, Wine
The oversized, two-story tractor motors up and down the hilly slopes of scenic Old Mission Peninsula, knocking grapes from vines before hoisting them by conveyor into bins atop the machine. Traverse City Record-Eagle more »
Dry Summer Means Banner Apple Harvest
The dry summer has made this year's apple harvest a banner crop. WCVB more »
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