Peaches
Early spring warmth causing growers sleepless nights
For many of the Midwest and Eastern states, spring weather arrived early. Most areas are three to four weeks ahead of schedule in terms of plant growth and bloom, according to university Extension offices.Such conditions... more »
Fruit Crop Guesstimate rescheduled
The 57th Annual Fruit Crop Guesstimate, sponsored by the Michigan Frozen Food Packers Association (MFFPA), has been moved to 2:30 p.m. June 6 at the Amway Grand in Grand Rapids, Mich.The guesstimate provides a forum... more »
Managing orchard nutrition during an early spring
Early spring growth this year raises several questions about nutrient management in orchards. First, when should spring nitrogen (N) fertilizers be applied? Typically, N is applied either in a single application as growth begins in... more »
South Carolina ag workers exempt from employer immigration checks
A loophole in the S.C. immigration law exempts farmworkers and private maids and nannies from a mandatory immigration status check.The law, which went into effect Jan. 1, requires all private employers in South Carolina to... more »
Unseasonably warm weather puts fruit growers on alert
The growing season is off to a very early start across the Great Lakes and much of the central and eastern U.S., according to Jeff Andresen and Aaron Pollyea in the Michigan State University Extension... more »
Treat peach leaf curl now
The warm weather forecast for this week and next, with highs forecast in the 70s and lows near 50, means that fruit trees will begin growth and grow rapidly. We may be several weeks ahead... more »
MSU looks at funding for ag research stations
Michigan State University will close its Muck Soils Research Farm in Laingsburg and is weighing the fate of at least one more of its 15 agricultural research stations statewide.Steve Pueppke, director of MSU AgBioResearch, said... more »
Arkansas peach trees bloom early; late freeze still possible
Record warm temperatures have peach trees blooming in western Arkansas, leaving growers worried that a late freeze could hurt their crop.After a similarly mild winter in 2007, a freeze in early April wiped out the... more »
Grower finds nectarine growing on peach tree
In the spring of 2010, Kenneth Crews, owner of Crews Family Orchard in Gretna, Va., was thinning peaches when he noticed something strange. “I sat down on the tailgate of my truck to take a... more »
Fruit, vegetable crops need honeybees
Every third mouthful of food we eat, directly or indirectly, depends on honeybee pollination, according to Donald Lam, a beekeeper and member of the Holland Area Beekeepers Association in Holland, Mich. Lam gave a presentation... more »
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