Sustaining success with a soil-first farming system — Video
Regenerative apple grower wants to feed his soil microbes as well as his trees to create a more resilient orchard system.
Regenerative apple grower wants to feed his soil microbes as well as his trees to create a more resilient orchard system.
Orlando is pursuing a graduate degree in horticulture at Washington State University. He is the son of Alison and Erik Howe; his biological mother is Maria Mendoza.
International Fruit Tree Association tours Yakima Valley orchards in transition.
International Fruit Tree Association conference topics include climate challenges and Honeycrisp nutrition.
Veteran irrigators still have a role in the automation of water delivery systems, panel says.
The brothers are third-generation farmers in the Annapolis Valley of Central Nova Scotia, Canada. They are the sons of Janette and Timothy Pearson and the grandsons of Janette’s father, Pieter van Oostrum.
Nutrient plans matter, but crop load is Job 1 for avoiding bitter pit and green spot.
International Fruit Tree Association meeting dives into sensor systems making progress on providing accurate, actionable crop load data.
Spouses Haley and Patrick are both third-generation apple and pear growers who each graduated from Washington State University: Haley with a degree in accounting and Patrick with a degree in agricultural technology management. Haley’s parents are Belinda and Gary Grillo and Patrick’s are Rhonda and Raymond Colbert.
Northeast growers grapple with mysterious tree damage on exposed rootstocks.