Equipment
Emerging Federal Rules Drive Blueberry Growers to Try New Insecticides
Blueberry growers currently are getting pretty good pest control with the pesticides they have available. So why would they be interested in new products, especially ones that cost more and might be more difficult to... more »
Apple Crop Estimate Down 10 Percent
The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) released its 2005 production forecast during the Apple Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference Aug. 18-19 in Chicago. It estimated total production in the United States this year at 223.45 million... more »
Immigration Reform Could Profoundly Affect Farms
There are dozens of bills in the U.S. Congress that address immigration reform in one way or another, but only one deals specifically with agriculture. The Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits and Security Act of 2005... more »
Editor Studies the Chinese Apple Industry With IFTA
In July, I traveled with the International Fruit Tree Association (IFTA) on its study tour to China. More than 80 people were on the trip, including industry members from all over the world. Rather than... more »
North Carolina Couple Propagates Rare Trees
North Carolina’s apple industry is among the prominent ones in the United States, with more than 4 million bushels produced annually. Most of the state’s 9,000 acres of orchards are planted in Golden Delicious, Red... more »
FDA: Companies Must Stop Promoting Health Benefits of Cherries on Labels
On Oct. 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent warning letters to 29 companies that manufacture, market or distribute products made from cherries and some other fruits. The letters instructed the companies to... more »
Willamette Valley Couple Thinks It’ll Work
The experts told David Lett he couldn’t grow Pinot Noir winegrapes in Oregon’s cold, soggy Willamette Valley. But Lett, considered by many the father of Oregon’s modern wine industry, proved them wrong. Now, four decades... more »
Scramble Toward Sweet Cherries Is On
Why do sweet cherries crack? The easy answer is, “It has something to do with rain.” But, conceded Mortiz Knoche, he didn’t have to come all the way from eastern Germany to tell growers that.... more »
High-Value Crops Perfect for High-Value Land
Over the years, northern Maryland has changed from a bucolic rural countryside into a high rent district. Soaring land prices have driven out certain kinds of farming, but farmers who have changed what they produce... more »
IFTA Conference Features Largest Eastern Fruit Packer
Touring orchards with Mark Rice is an experience to savor. It exposes you to his cryptic combination of broad production expertise and orchard knowledge, facility with English (and several other languages), political insight tinged with... more »
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