Worried about labor
Steve Hunt, the incoming president of the Michigan State Horticultural Society, grows only one kind of fruit—blueberries—about 110 acres worth.
Cherry enterprise budgets available
Mike Omeg reminds growers not to get too hung up on the specifics. Photo by Geraldine Warner Oregon State University
Blueberry explosion
Blueberries are bigger and tastier than they used to be, thanks to the work by plant breeders. Berries are
Borton Fruit turns 100
Members of the Borton family currently involved in the business are (left to right): Andy Birley (fourth generation), Katie (Borton)
Last Bite: Cox pipped out by Gala
Cox’s Orange Pippin is a firm, juicy, full-flavored apple with an orange-red skin and cream-colored flesh. Photo by Jacqueline King,
Eradication not likely
The light brown apple moth is about a quarter of an inch long. PHOTO BY R. ANSON EAGLIN, USDA APHIS
Cherry economics
Several new studies that look at the enterprise budgets of standard and high-density sweet cherry orchards and the economics of
Good Point
As a tree fruit grower in Washington state, you are involved in a risky business. Some years the dice roll
New research orchard structures
Cravo roof in a closed position. PHOTO COURTESY OF CRAVO New protected orchard structures were installed last spring at Michigan
Use AgProfit to customize data
The high-density orchard establishment study and the enterprise budgets are designed to work with AgProfit, a computer software program developed