“Although the potential return on investment is huge, breeding programs are typically long-term, diverse and complex, labor-intensive, and expensive to run. Relying only on performance results of the parents, the odds are against any single cross providing an eventual superior new release.”

There’s an art to apple cropload management, but a number of new models and methods are available that will help you add some science to your decision-making.

Proponents of extension cited inconsistent non-antibiotic research results and lack of viable options for apple and pear growers.

Local fruit growers visit American Fruit Grower headquarters in Willoughby, OH, to help prune an orchard planted in a modified tatura trellis growing system.

New programs authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill at Pennsylvania orchard will support outdoor recreation activities, boost economy.

Growers seeking high-dollar apples need the courage to thin early and often.

Consumers don’t equate fresh fruit and genetically modification technology. GMO-free labels confuse the issue and create fear where there should be none.

Judge rules that Holtzinger Fruit of Yakima sold organic apples for less than other packers sold the same fruit.

Apple juice line features creations from Granny Smith, McIntosh, Honeycrisp, Golden Delicious, and Fuji.

Famed East Malling apple and pear rootstock facility in the United Kingdom will be the beneficiary of international group’s endowment.

Columbia Marketing International, one of Washington’s largest growers, packers, and shippers, reports continued high demand for organic apples.

Prized variety was a favorite of the founder of the Wenatchee, WA, tree fruit growing, packing, and shipping company, Tom Mathison.

Attendees of the International Fruit Tree Association’s 2014 field study tour visited the facilities of BC Tree Fruits […]

Six top researchers from around the globe present life’s work at Cornell In-Depth Fruit School, address future of research.

Steve Brown of BC Tree Fruits Cooperative talks about a modified Japanese rice picker used as a harvest […]

With EverCrisp’s success, the organization is now targeting five varieties for second-generation plantings and additional testing.

Discussions at annual convention include producing 100 bins per acre, best growing systems, and new technology — all to help improve orchard performance.

Edwin “Cam” Harrington of Georgia will facilitate the sale of Michigan apples in retail stores.

Leaders came forward with a unified message to Congress: Business will depend on the passage of immigration reform.