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.
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My Recent Articles
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
Herbicide alternative
Wood chips suppress weeds in New England orchards.
Asian pears not for the thin-skinned
Asian pears can work in Eastern states but need intensive management.
IFTA regional roundup
Annual winter conference highlights planting trends throughout North America.
Honeycrisp deep dive: the sequel
Great Lakes growers give IFTA virtual visitors their take on the profitable but difficult variety.
Irrigation of things
Penn State studying internet-enabled watering technology.
Honeycrisp deep dive
Experienced growers give IFTA virtual visitors their take on the profitable but difficult variety.
Uncovering BMSB’s weaknesses
Climate factors, insecticides and natural enemies help limit population booms for brown marmorated stink bug.
A Midwest magic maker
EverCrisp’s humble roots lie in Indiana orchard.
Blueberries need bees
Expanding industry is working to update pollination practices.
New apps for thinning by handheld
New technology seeks to simplify crop load management process.
Help for healthy hives
Bee researchers ready to focus on solutions.
Solid set system offers airblast alternative
After nearly a decade of research, solid set canopy delivery system ready for commercialization, but questions remain about costs and potential demand.
Marssonina: Is this a new pathogen?
Marssonina blotch an emerging problem in the Eastern U.S.
Ripening target for tart cherry pest
Model pinpoints spotted wing drosophila infestation in Montmorency cherries.
Releasing research on sterile insect release
Michigan team studying sterile insect release in two states.
March 16 webinar will cover modern stone fruit training systems in the Northeast
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Program is hosting a webinar on modern
Fire blight fusion
National $5 million project will unify regional research efforts.
Honeycrisp focus on Day Two of IFTA virtual tour
Editor's note: This story was updated to say the session recordings will be available in
Grape disease detection from the final frontier
Cornell pathologist using satellites, aircraft, other disease-detecting tools.
What can chitosan do?
Seafood byproduct might help prevent apple scab.
Michigan ag workers eligible for vaccine starting March 1
Michigan agricultural workers, like those seen here picking apples, will become eligible for the COVID-19
Follow the Silk Road to find apple ancestry
Apple genome history could point the way forward.
Study targets grapevine sources and sinks
A framework from Cornell and Penn State viticulturists for keeping vines in balance.
Cold boundary for Northern EverCrisp growers
Late-ripening MAIA1 poses a risky proposition for Northern growers.
University of Minnesota launches latest apple, Triumph
MN80, to be marketed as Triumph, is the latest apple released from the University of
Fighting spotted lanternfly
Researchers seek long-term management strategies.