Storing Honeycrisp
Left: Soft scald on Honeycrisp. Right: Honeycrisp with soggy breakdown. Honeycrisp is a challenging apple to grow, and the challenges
Update on bacterial canker of stone fruit
Left: A classic bacterial canker symptom showing cankers and gummosis of woody tissue. Right: Bacterial canker on a scaffoldGeorge
Good Stuff
Low-profile cab Blueline Equipment Company of Moxee, Washington, has developed a low-profile cab designed specifically to fit on Kubota tractor
B.C. orchardists reach out
At a time when fruit growers in British Columbia, Canada, were feeling the pinch of a sinking economy, they reached
Carbon credits and markets: Cap and trade comes to Washington
Our newly elected president has publicly embraced the establishment of a government-mandated "cap and trade" system to help combat global
Spreading fireblight
A German mechanical blossom thinner has potential to reduce hand thinning in tree fruit orchards, but it also can spread
Carbon credits require proof
The majority of carbon dioxide emissions from power plants occurs on the eastern half of the United States. Tree fruit
Powdery mildew
Cherry growers soon will be able to have powdery mildew alerts delivered through their cell phones, says the director of
Cap and trade: pros and cons
Here's how a cap and trade system works: —A government entity sets a limit (cap) on the amount of a
Delving into pitting
An example of surface pitting on Sweetheart cherries. Surface pitting in sweet cherries is a common, yet complex problem that