A no-shake take for tart cherries
Growers experiment with over-the-row machines and growing high density in tart cherry orchards.
Make your crop load count
Results from Michigan trial show promise for bud load pruning.
Sweet cherry consolidation
Michigan growers adjust to changing markets.
Tart cherry industry renews marketing order
In close vote, growers and handlers extend the marketing order six more years.
2020 USApple Outlook will be held virtually
The U.S. Apple Association will shift its Outlook 2020 Conference to a virtual event, still held Aug. 20–21. The conference
Sap beetles hitting Michigan cherries
Intermittent pest could become more permanent in Michigan if link to spotted wing drosophila losses proven.
USDA awards money for blueberry, cranberry breeding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a four-year, $1.13 million grant, including matching funds, to Michigan State University assistant professor
Bud removal can control the flower power
Artificial spur extinction removes buds early, eases angst of thinning.
Farm market sales go on with social distancing
Farm markets adapt to pandemic measures.
Mediterranean modernization
IFTA audience hears how Italian growers are coupling orchard design to mechanization.