Last Bite
1 Dagger nematodes are vectors of which virus? a. Prune dwarf b. Tomato ring spot c. Professor Plum pox
Choose your poison carefully
A barn owl nesting box at Omeg Orchards. Notice the metal underneath the box that’s used to prevent raccoons from
Cornell releases wine grape varieties
A new white variety is cold tolerant; a new red variety is disease resistant.
The root of the matter
This excavated root system is from a 40-year-old Concord own-rooted vine. PHOTOS COURTESY OF ALAN LAKSO Grapes, with their flowing
Your management program matters
LEFT: Above left: Adult A. mali are affected by most of the tested reduced-risk pesticides. RIGHT: The parasitic wasp Aphelinus
Growers rapturous over rodent control
Barn owl boxes really do work.
Hidden costs of rodent control
Growers check out the Verminator, a burrow-building implement that lays bait in burrows designed to reach gophers. (Melissa Hansen/Good Fruit
The Top Five
Soil has been called the “living skin” of planet Earth, an essential but fragile part of the biosphere. As such,
Hudson Valley’s wholesalers
Two of the largest wholesale operations on the International Fruit Tree Association tour in New York were Crist Brothers Orchards
Evaluating grape sites
Michelle Moyer demonstrates how WSU's vineyard site evaluation computer model works. PHOTO BY MELISSA HANSEN Dr. Michelle Moyer, Washington State