Pears
Rootstock availability key to pears
Recently, several new semi-dwarfing rootstocks have become available to growers in the United States, which could be used in higher-density growing systems, similar to what has been done in apples. Traditionally, pear orchards in the... more »
Removing unmanaged apple and pear trees
Acreage of pear orchards in Lake County has declined steadily from an historical high of over 8,000 acres in 1977 to just over 2,200 acres today. This indicates how difficult it is to make a... more »
CMI mourns Glady Bellamy
Glady Bellamy, president of Columbia Marketing International, Wenatchee, Wash., died unexpectedly Oct. 1. He was 58.Bellamy was born in Goldendale, Wash., in 1952 and raised in central California. After earning a business degree, he moved... more »
Mexico puts tariff on apples, other goods
The Mexican government has imposed tariffs on more imported U.S. goods, including fresh and dried apples and other produce items. The 20-percent tariffs are part of Mexico’s retaliation for the United States’ refusal to open... more »
Mexico puts tariffs on apples again
By Matt Milkovich, Managing EditorThe Mexican government has imposed tariffs on more imported U.S. goods, including fresh and dried apples and other produce items.The 20-percent tariffs are part of Mexico’s retaliation for the United States’... more »
2010 apple crop to be smaller than average
By Matt Milkovich, Managing Editor The size of the U.S. apple crop in 2010 will be 221.5 million bushels. That’s the estimate the U.S. Apple Association (USApple) came up with Aug. 20, during its annual... more »
2010 apple crop to be smaller than average
By Matt Milkovich, Managing EditorThe size of the U.S. apple crop in 2010 will be 221.5 million bushels.That’s the estimate the U.S. Apple Association (USApple) came up with Aug. 20, during its annual Apple Crop... more »
Canada gets Confirm
Gowan Canada has been granted the Canadian crop protection marketing rights for Confirm 240F insecticide and plans to start distributing the product immediately. Nippon Soda Co. Ltd. acquired the brand and its active ingredient –... more »
Fruit, nut prices up from a year ago
According to a July 30 price report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the U.S. fruit and nut industry received about the same overall price for its crops in July as it did in June.... more »
Is There a Future in Farming?
Terry Helfrich is a field manager for a pear company. So what's he doing standing in a former pear orchard that's now filled with tomatoes, corn, bell peppers, peaches, apples, plums and cherries? Mail TribuneClick... more »
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