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Close To Home Watch Video

The locally grown movement has given Ohio's apple industry a boost, and the future looks promising.

Online Exclusive: Heinen's Photos

Check out photos of Heinen's produce department.

Features

Legislation On The Table

Comprehensive food safety reform will likely happen this year.

Drought Solutions

Several companies are offering equipment or support services that should help growers make the most of scant water supplies.

Online Exclusive: Adragna Ranch

This Gilroy, CA ranch utilizes soil moisture monitoring, cover crops, and low-flow sprinklers to conserve water.

Online Exclusive: American Farms

American Farms of Salinas, CA, uses minimum tillage, permanent planting beds, permanent set sprinklers, and vegetable transplants to deal with drought.

Online Exclusive: Benziger Winery

This Glen Ellen, CA, winery uses a tertiary water recycling system, compost & cover crops, water conservation education, and minimum tillage for drought management.

Online Exclusive: Frog's Leap

Frog's Leap in Rutherford, CA, uses dry farming and compost and cover crops to deal with drought.

Online Exclusive: Limoneira Company

This company employs mulch and compost, low-flow micro-sprinklers, and no-till farming methods to fight drought.

Online Exclusive: Red Rock Ranch

Red Rock Ranch, in Five Points, CA, uses an integrated on-farm drainage management system, low-pressure center pivot sprinklers, and minimum tillage to deal with drought.

Take Cover!

Low water volumes in 2009 may stress almond trees, so coverage will be critical when spraying.

Recall Training

Learn how to prevent a product recall from becoming a crisis.

Strong Roots

A new irrigation system has made significant improvements in a Washington grower's berry crops

Safety Matters

The National Berry Crops Initiative has established a white paper on food safety.

Blackberry Boom

Breeders are developing exceptional blackberry cultivars to fill growing consumer demand.

A Custom Fit

New tractors from New Holland and Kubota take into account the challenging landscape of orchards and vineyards.

2009 Top Nut Growers

American/Western Fruit Grower presents California's largest almond, walnut, and pistachio growing operations.

Part Of The Club

There is room for small apple growers who would like to take advantage of the rising popularity of managed varieties.

Columns

Leading Off: Save The People

The lack of water available to growers in California causing some to take drastic measures.

Berries: Bird Control You May Not Have Considered

Starlings and songbirds of all breeds avoided out blueberry fields like the plague prior to and during harvest season.

Stone Fruit: Why So Long?

Right To The Core: Apple Health Benefits Drive Marketing And Sales

Researchers around the world continue to uncover the apple’s nutritive power and increasingly important role in preventing disease and combating the onset of life-threatening ailments.

The Day The Roof Fell In

When Setton Pistachio announced it was voluntarily recalling more than 2 million pounds of its roasted pistachios, one grower says it "felt like the roof fell in on us."

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Issue Archives

The locally grown movement has given Ohio's apple industry a boost, and the future looks promising.

Check out photos of Heinen's produce department.

Comprehensive food safety reform will likely happen this year.

Several companies are offering equipment or support services that should help growers make the most of scant water supplies.

This Gilroy, CA ranch utilizes soil moisture monitoring, cover crops, and low-flow sprinklers to conserve water.

American Farms of Salinas, CA, uses minimum tillage, permanent planting beds, permanent set sprinklers, and vegetable transplants to deal with drought.

This Glen Ellen, CA, winery uses a tertiary water recycling system, compost & cover crops, water conservation education, and minimum tillage for drought management.

Frog's Leap in Rutherford, CA, uses dry farming and compost and cover crops to deal with drought.

This company employs mulch and compost, low-flow micro-sprinklers, and no-till farming methods to fight drought.

Red Rock Ranch, in Five Points, CA, uses an integrated on-farm drainage management system, low-pressure center pivot sprinklers, and minimum tillage to deal with drought.

Low water volumes in 2009 may stress almond trees, so coverage will be critical when spraying.

Learn how to prevent a product recall from becoming a crisis.

A new irrigation system has made significant improvements in a Washington grower's berry crops

The National Berry Crops Initiative has established a white paper on food safety.

Breeders are developing exceptional blackberry cultivars to fill growing consumer demand.

New tractors from New Holland and Kubota take into account the challenging landscape of orchards and vineyards.

American/Western Fruit Grower presents California's largest almond, walnut, and pistachio growing operations.

There is room for small apple growers who would like to take advantage of the rising popularity of managed varieties.

The lack of water available to growers in California causing some to take drastic measures.

Starlings and songbirds of all breeds avoided out blueberry fields like the plague prior to and during harvest season.

Researchers around the world continue to uncover the apple’s nutritive power and increasingly important role in preventing disease and combating the onset of life-threatening ailments.

When Setton Pistachio announced it was voluntarily recalling more than 2 million pounds of its roasted pistachios, one grower says it "felt like the roof fell in on us."

Purshade from Purfresh, Inc. protects crops from harmful solar radiation.

One grower estimates a 90% loss.