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2007 Noncitrus Fruit Utilized Production Down 1 Percent, Value Up 5 Percent
In 2007, the Nation's utilized production of the leading noncitrus fruit crops totaled 16.6 million tons, down 1 percent from the 2006 utilized production, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Utilized production decreased from... more »
Labor Audit a Nightmare Scenario for Farm Market
Abigail Jacobson didn’t want to spread doom and gloom, but she had a story to tell about Friday the 13th that would scare the pants off any farm marketer. Jacobson’s business, Westview Orchards & Cider... 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 »
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 »
Fruit Tree Nurseries Shift from Speculation to Contract Growing
In the fruit tree nursery business of the past, the season often ended with a fire sale at the end of winter and a bonfire in spring. This expensive way of doing business has been... more »
Pit Spit, Redhaven Heritage Give Farm Market a Story To Tell
How’s this for publicity? On the first Saturday of every July, the International Cherry Pit-Spitting Championship shines a spotlight on Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm and its summer cherry harvest. Competitors come from all over the world... more »
Camera sorts by weight, color, shape and defects
At the new packing plant at Gilbert Orchards, a packing line recedes into the distance. Red Delicious apples are moving in individual cradles on eight parallel tracks. There are 38 packing stations along the line,... more »
Pike Place Market Celebrates a Century in Seattle
Pike Place Market turned 100 this year. I didn’t know that when I was planning our honeymoon, but it turned out to be a convenient coincidence. It gave me an excuse to write this column.... more »
Battle to eradicate plum pox continues in three states, Canada
The battle to rid North America of the plum pox virus, first detected in Pennsylvania in 1999, is proceeding unabated in the four areas where it has been found. The burden imposed on growers by... more »
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