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Editor’s Letter: Plan, reflect, learn
This year is just flying by! It’s hard to believe it is already October, and all of us here at Fruit Growers News (FGN) are looking forward to the months to come, especially December. The... more »
Titan Farms, a southeast peach powerhouse, tests soil, combats pests and disease
Monitoring soil health and protecting its peaches from pests and diseases are big challenges for Titan Farms, a leading Southeastern grower. Titan Farms’ Chalmers Carr has been growing peaches since he... more »
Three Springs Fruit Farm’s evolution and postharvest markets
Three Springs Fruit Farm, a seventh-generation family farm in picturesque Aspers, Pennsylvania, offers fresh tree fruit, berries, tomatoes and vegetables to markets all over the Mid-Atlantic region. “We’ve been concentrating on apples as our primary... more »
Naturipe Farms’ Earth-first philosophy
Naturipe Farms, based in Salinas, California, has been a pioneering force in berry production since 1917. With origins as a marketing cooperative for strawberries, Naturipe has since transformed into a vertically integrated company owned by... more »
The success of Burger’s Farm stems from generations of a hands-on approach
Burger’s Farm is a 135 year- old working farm in Drums, Pennsylvania, owned and operated by the same family for five generations. The first generation to settle here started as a carpenter, general merchant and... more »
Tenerelli Orchards exits wholesale, focuses on farmers markets, u-pick
Leaving the wholesale end of the business for direct-to-consumer sales via farmers markets proved a successful move for a Southern California tree fruit grower. In the high desert an hour northeast of Los Angeles, Tenerelli... more »
Rice Fruit’s Lemonade apples offer splash of yellow
Rice Fruit Co., Gardeners, Pennsylvania, is kicking off Lemonade apple packing this season with increased volume due to recent plantings coming into production. “We’re super excited to offer an apple that’s fresh and bright, but... more »
Wish Farms owner inducted into Florida strawberry hall of fame
Gary Wishnatzki, owner of Plant City, Florida-based berry grower Wish Farms, has been inducted into the Florida Strawberry Growers Association Hall of Fame. “Gary has been a lifelong supporter of the Florida strawberry industry and... more »
USDA chief visits Rice Fruit apple packinghouse
The Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) visited an Adams County, Pennsylvania, apple packer, shipper and marketer. Under Secretary Alexis Taylor toured Rice Fruit Co. During... more »
Rice Fruit to showcase record Eastern apple crop at IFPA show
Rice Fruit Co. plans to showcase Eastern apples at this year’s IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show. The show is scheduled for Oct. 19-21 in Anaheim, California. The Gardners, Pennsylvania, Rice plans to Eastern spotlight... more »
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