Good to Know: Three Steps to Growing High Quality Lapins and Sweetheart
These Lapins cherries, grown in the Pacific Northwest, exhibited typical pitting damage upon arrival at their destination in London, England.
Alternative growing & marketing
The Nicholsons opened their fruit stand in 1992. Dennis recalls selling his family’s apples on Highway 97 when he was
Good to Know: Sleeping Eye Cherries
A nursery tree after its first year in the orchard shows weaker growth than a sleeping eye because of transplant
Michigan referendum passes
Michigan apple growers have voted strongly in favor of continuing the Michigan Apple Committee. In a continuation referendum conducted in
Branching without cutting
Dr. Don Elfving at Washington State University is looking for ways to stimulate branching on cherry trees. The tree pictured
Crop monitoring
Load cells automatically detect tension differences in grapevine trellis wires. For the last seven years, U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers
Vertical integration
Cherry orchards in the Turkish countryside look similar to orchards in the United States, with dwarfing rootstocks, drip irrigation, and
Who should make the wine?
Among the most important questions a start-up winery owner needs to ponder is who will make the wine. Should it
Producing cheap food has a cost
Produce traders peddle their products at Xinfadi, Asia's biggest wholesale market. With 50 million farmers selling to 5 million traders,
High density pays in pears
A high-density system using nursery trees is the most economically viable system for a new pear orchard, despite the high