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Good Fruit Growers of the Year

Featured stories about good fruit grower of the year appear in this issue.

IFTA returns to its beginnings

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The IFTA annual conference will include field visits of different orchard training systems, such as these Gala apples grown on a tall spindle. by Phil

Last Bite

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Perham Fruit Company used these five labels during the 1920s and 1930s. Some of the most beautiful and sought-after fruit labels that collectors desire are

Climate forecasting

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In April 2007, a freeze hit when many plant species, such as these Bradford pears in North Carolina, were weeks ahead in their life cycles

Vineland seeks self-sufficiency

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Paul Truscott, business development manager at the Vineland research station in Ontario, Canada. Research is costly with little chance of a direct, let alone immediate,

A new game

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New apple varieties from Washington State University's breeding program present opportunities for the state's growers, said Tom Auvil, research horticulturist with the Washington Tree Fruit