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Pears
Featured stories covering pears in this issue.
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Designer rootstocks
In a rootstock trial, the differences in size, shape, and bearing capacity of a single variety on difference rootstocks is quite apparent. (Richard Lehnert/Good
Working in “Pearadise”
"Pearadise" painting by Ben Mann, 2013, Bellingham, Washington. An email popped into my inbox a few days ago. Simple and sweet, it read:
Row crops prepare ground for replanting
Pushing Fuji trees too hard can result in blind wood.
As legacy ends, another begins
Geraldine Warner In England, the Yorkshire city of Huddersfield can be found near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme.
Dynamic pruning keeps trees productive
With constant renewal of limbs, pear trees will continue to produce large, high-quality fruit.
Quest begins to breed new pear rootstock
Dr. Kate Evans The Pacific Northwest fresh pear industry will allocate more than $200,000 over the next three years to launch a pear
Appeeling Fruit Inc. recalls sliced apples
A 12 ounce sliced Green Apples Appeling bag. (Appeling Fruit Inc.) Appeeling Fruit Inc. of Dauberville, Pennsylvania is voluntarily recalling consumer packages of
New path for pears
The bi-axis system enables pear growers to plant high-density orchards on standard rootstocks.
Should you pay for travel time?
Travel time is not normally compensable, but there are exceptions.
Selling lesser-known wines
Wines of lesser-known varieties can be profitable if marketed creatively.
Lesser-known grape varieties are ‘hands on’
Do your homework before taking risk with minor wine grape varieties.
Tips for growing lesser-known wine grape varieties
Washington State grape growers Roger Gamache of Mesa and Mike Andrews of Horse Heaven Hills appellation share below what they’ve learned from growing several lesser-known
Sliced pears show potential
Treatment with a ripening compound ensures that sliced pears stay juicy and flavorful.
Manage pears for higher yields
An experiment demonstrates how to increase yields of close-planted Bartlett pear trees by changing tree management, not the rootstock.
Success with fresh sliced pears and peaches
A Fresno-based, California company is one of the first to bring fresh-cut pears and stone fruit to the retail market.
Doorninks share yield-boosting strategies
Growers harvest more apples than they once thought possible.
Andy Smith, a Young Grower from Poplar Grove, Illinois
Andy Smith, from Edwards Apple Orchard, talks with Good Fruit Grower about how his family grew the business from a small farm market to one of the most popular farm destinations in the Midwest.
Books introduce kids to farming
Octane Press, a publisher based in Austin, Texas, is producing a line of books aimed at children featuring Case IH farm equipment. The “Casey and
ReTain registered for double dose
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a new label for the growth regulator ReTain (aminoethoxyvinylglycine) that allows pome fruit growers to make a second
A pear a day…
Researchers are studying the health benefits of pears. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower photo illustration) Pears could have multiple health benefits, according to preliminary
C&O Nursery restructures management
Todd Snyder The board of C&O Nursery in Wenatchee, Washington, has restructured management of the company. Todd Snyder, formerly company secretary, succeeded Jack
Robert Snyder 1921–2015
Robert Snyder, a former partner at C&O Nursery in Wenatchee, Washington, died June 19 at the age of 94. Snyder grew up in Wenatchee. He