Grapes
Voliam Flexi insecticide registered
EPA has registered Syngenta Crop Protection's Voliam Flexi insecticide.Voliam Flexi is approved for use on potatoes, pome fruit, stone fruit and grapes. State registrations or specific crop and/or pest uses may still be pending in... more »
USDA Estimates Fruit Crop Size; Apples Up from 2007
USDA Estimates Fruit Crop Size; Apples Up from 2007The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released its Aug. 1 estimate of U.S. crop production Aug. 12, which included estimates for the size of the national apple,... more »
Northwest Michigan Hort Open House Aug. 21
The Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Station Open House will be held Thursday, Aug. 21 in Traverse City, Mich. The education sessions will begin at 3:30 p.m. and will conclude with a wine tasting event at... more »
Industry invests dollars to allay labor fears
Over the last three years, the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission has invested $670,000 to back the research efforts of one company: Vision Robotics of San Diego. That’s a lot of eggs to place in... more »
Poor Weather Has Cut Size of Most U.S. Fruit Crops
Crummy spring weather coast to coast has reduced the production for most fruit crops. The word “record” was used only once – for blueberries – during the 53rd annual Fruit Crop Guesstimate. The Guesstimate, sponsored... more »
Poor Weather Has Cut Size of Most U.S. Fruit Crops
By Dick Lehnert Managing EditorCrummy spring weather coast to coast has reduced the production for most fruit crops. The word “record” was used only once – for blueberries – during the 53rd annual Fruit Crop... more »
Congress passes aid to upstate dairy and specialty crop farmers
The Senate voted overwhelmingly Friday to override a veto by President Bush and pass a sweeping $300 billion farm bill that will expand aid to upstate New York's dairy farmers and offer help for the... more »
Vineyard Hopes Labor Bears Fruit
Corky, Holy-Field Vineyard and Winery's mascot, flopped down and made himself comfortable in the dirt alongside about two dozen planting crew volunteers. Lawrence Journal-World 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 »
A Safe, No-Cost Fruit and Berry Fungicide
People who live in wet climates are often all too familiar with the effects of mildew on such plants as gooseberries, currants, raspberries, grapes, phlox and roses ... and if the same individuals keep fruit... more »
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