Matt Milkovich is an associate editor at Good Fruit Grower magazine. Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Milkovich expands our coverage of the Eastern U.S. fruit growing regions and provides a perspective from east of the Mississippi.
Milkovich earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University and served as the former managing editor of Fruit Growers News and Vegetable Growers News, where he worked for more than 12 years. He also worked as a communications manager at MSU and as managing editor of a trade magazine covering the manufactured housing industry.
With a self-professed fondness for writing about farming — and especially fruit — Milkovich brings a depth of experience and enthusiasm for our industry.
Phone: 616-633-5669 — Email
My Recent Articles
Apple opportunities
USApple speaker says alternative sales channels can boost apple profits.
U.S. apple industry expecting slightly smaller crop for 2021
U.S. Apple Association forecast 243.8 million (42-pound) bushels for the 2021 U.S. apple crop.
Always the educator
Longtime extension educator Phil Schwallier adjusting to life as just another Michigan apple grower.
For ag, it’s time to shine
Fruit growers turn to more affordable solar power.
Larry Gut: 1954–2021
Larry Gut Longtime Michigan State University professor Lawrence “Larry” Gut died Sept. 6 in Wenatchee,
Dee Schoenmakers: 1956–2021
Dee Schoenmakers Denise “Dee” Schoenmakers, 65, died Aug. 28 following a brief illness. She was
Table grape settings
Seedless varieties could be a viable crop in New England.
Diagnosing the decline
Cornell pathologists launch new study of controversial phenomenon.
Quick pics for grape cluster counts
How smartphone apps and cameras can make accurate grape cluster counts.
U.S. Apple revises crop forecast to 244 million bushels
Editor's note: This post was updated on Friday, Aug. 20 with the U.S. Apple Association's
Labor apps on tap
Users share how they chose from a growing field of labor tracking apps.
MSU opens West-central Michigan research station
The Earl & Linda Peterson West Michigan Research Station will conduct mainly tree fruit and
Computer vision
Michigan Pomesters held its 10th annual RidgeFest, a tour of orchards on western Michigan’s Fruit Ridge, on July 29.
Detroit-area winery growing their own
Vineyard relies on cold-hardy grapes from Minnesota.
Roots of research for improving Florida peaches
Florida peach industry seeks wider variety of rootstocks.
An alluring six-headed hydra
New England growers try grafting pest-attractive varieties onto trap trees.
Pondering a pollen pathway
Clemson studying virus transmission in peach orchards.
Triumph over apple scab
University of Minnesota release has two layers of resistance.
Affordable alternative for employee housing
Fruit processor solves worker housing shortage by building its own.
Michigan Apple Committee elects new officers
The Michigan Apple Committee’s board of directors recently elected a new chair and vice chair
New York apples open to all
Latest Cornell releases will fill different sales niches in apple market.
Map quest for sharing research knowledge
Online tool convenes expert diagnoses and also archives them for future reference.
Canadian cherry conquest
Profitable stone fruit pushing apples out of British Columbia.
Wineries find it pays to put a label on it
New York viticulture seeks to verify sustainable practices.
A healthy foundation for marketing
Decades of research undergirds fruit marketing messages.
Cyclical cicadas
Growers don’t anticipate overwhelming fruit damage from emerging 17-year brood.
Spreadsheet savvy approach to growing profits
Successful planning starts with measuring expenses, revenues.
Using pruning power for vine balance
Vineyard pruners should seek balance between vigor and yield.
Rising costs and concerns for farm labor
New York fruit growers adjust to higher wages, worry about future.
Full extent of freeze damage unknown for Great Lakes fruit
Snow on apple blossoms at Beasley’s Orchard in Danville, Indiana, on April 21. Freezing temperatures