5 things to consider when selecting a variety
photo by John Clements, University of Massachusetts Win Cowgill, horticulturist at Rutgers University and area fruit agent located in Hunterdon
New model for variety release
RiverBelle. (Courtesy of Wescott Agri Products) Two new apple varieties, Pazazz and RiverBelle, are growing in some apple orchards and
AVAs get smaller
In wine marketing, an appellation or American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a way to differentiate your wine from others and
Apple variety network
Variety and cultivar selection is the largest economic decision a grower can make when establishing a new high-density orchard block
FruiTrivia: Test your knowledge of fruit varieties
1 Which of the following cherries is not an offspring of Van? a. Lapins b. Stella c. Summit d. Sweetheart
B.C. growers hope for compensation
A review of the Columbia River Treaty, which the United States and Canada entered in 1964, has British Columbia growers
Spotlight on Yakima Valley
Wade Wolfe in the tasting room of his Thurston Wolfe Winery in Prosser, Washington. Melissa Hansen The thirtieth anniversary of
Surround might deter stinkbugs
The brown marmorated stinkbug is a challenge to control for any fruit grower, and organic growers have the fewest strategies
Yakima Valley opened the AVA door
The idea to designate Yakima Valley as Washington State’s first American Viticultural Area came to Mike Wallace while he was visiting California’s wine country in the early 1980s, when northern California growers and vintners were carving out appellations and subappellations.
Tougas Family Farm
Mo Tougas asks a question of Oregon State University sweet cherry expert Lynn Long on an IFTA tour of his