Mike McLaren, a young grower from Salem, Oregon
Mike is a first-generation grower who pursued a degree in winemaking before getting his start working in wine sales, distribution and learning to make wine at Corliss Estates
Hopes dim for demise of lanternfly
Researchers are no longer optimistic that bug first detected in 2014 can be quickly eradicated.
No bees, but a lot of buzz about artificial pollination (video)
https://youtu.be/bEXK9Bk73Eg Pollination comes with problems. Bloom dates don’t overlap, honeybee colonies fail, weather doesn’t cooperate. The list goes on. Matt
37 varieties and counting
More peach varieties coming from Paul Friday's Flamin' Fury series
6 tips for healthier bees
Beekeeper offers tips for healthy bees, hearty pollination.
110+ bins of Bartlet pears per acre
Results from Bartlett pears grown on Tatura trellis in Australia
Looking for new pollinizers
For decades, apple growers have used Manchurian crab apples to pollinate their fruit. Tree fruit researchers are searching for
Researcher is targeting bull’s-eye rot
Findings show treatments before and after harvest reduce infection rates.
Uncorked potential with wine on tap
Companies cater to restaurants that don’t want to waste a whole bottle on a single pour.
Growers get peek at automatic picking machine — VIDEO
California company shares progress on vacuum end-effector.