How To Keep Your Stone Fruit From Being “Xapped” By Bacterial Spot By Bill Shane|November 1, 2015 Bacterial diseases can be some of the biggest headaches for fruit growers, and this is particularly true for […]Read More
What You Need To Know about New Final Rule That Protects Farmworkers Posted by Growing Produce Staff|April 26, 2024
Avoid These Mistakes When Flying Drones Over Your Farm Field By Ksenia Korolkova, Proofminder|April 24, 2024
Washington Tree Fruit Industry Meeting Slated For Early December Posted by David Eddy|October 30, 2015 The theme for the 111th Annual Meeting is “Growing Forward – Solutions for Current and Future Challenges.
Date Set For Final Hearing On Florida Peach Marketing Order Posted by Frank Giles|October 14, 2015 Up next a vote, if enough growers support moving the program forward.
Flood Assistance Available To Carolina Growers Posted by Christina Herrick|October 13, 2015 Growers affected by the recent floods in North and South Carolina can utilize programs from USDA to assist […]
Win/Win For Growers and Pickers: New Weighing System Released By David Eddy|October 2, 2015 FairWeigh unit is designed to pay pickers for exactly what they pick.
Feared Peach Pest Found In California By David Eddy|September 29, 2015 Just one find so far, but an infestation could be disastrous for the U.S. stone fruit industry.
Study: Peaches Preferred By Younger Consumers Posted by Paul Rusnak|September 21, 2015 Common among most respondents is the desire for tasty fruit with a melting texture.
East Oregon Cherry Crop Bit Again By Fall Frost Posted by Christina Herrick|September 15, 2015 “Nobody expected this,” cherry grower Vern Rodighiero told the East Oregonian following a freeze last November. “We’ll just […]
Titan Farms And Grocer Donate More 34,000 Pounds Of Peaches To Food Bank Posted by Christina Herrick|September 14, 2015 Harris Teeter and its vendor Titan Farms donated more than 34,000 pounds of peaches to North Carolina food […]
How Canopy Structures Can Affect Sweet Cherry Productivity By Gregory Lang|August 31, 2015 We have previously explored orchard cover technologies to modify climatic risks in sweet cherry production, such as rain-cracking […]
Technology Helping To Bring That “Fresh-Picked” Peach To Consumers By Christina Herrick|August 26, 2015 Imagine what it’s like to pick a fresh peach off of a tree in an orchard. The smell, […]
Northwest Cherry Growers Release Preliminary Season Report Posted by Christina Herrick|August 25, 2015 Northwest Cherry Growers (NWCG) report a preliminary shipped crop total of 20.52 million boxes. The record for June […]
Oregon Cherry Grower Announces Advancement In Modified Atmosphere Packaging Posted by Christina Herrick|August 24, 2015 View Fresh, a modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) system owned by Orchard View Farms of The Dalles, OR, announces the […]
Scientist Has Sights On Shooting Down Spotted Wing Drosophila Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 14, 2015 Study helps flush out possible biological control for dreaded fruit pest.
Copper Injury And Bacterial Spot Are Easily Confused Posted by Christina Herrick|August 4, 2015 In her latest bulletin for tree fruit growers, Kari Peter of Penn State University Extension says it is easy to […]
The Strong Staying Power Of The Redhaven Name In Peaches By Bill Shane|July 31, 2015 People tend to be nostalgic about peach varieties, but the switch of varieties grown by a region happens […]
Natural Product Helps Prevent Cherry Cracking By Christina Herrick|July 28, 2015 Cherry cracking can be devastating to a grower. One day before harvest, everything looks beautiful. Then, it rains, and […]
Stone Fruit Rots Rampant In East Posted by Christina Herrick|July 21, 2015 The incidents of fruit rots in both sweet and tart cherries and peaches and nectarines are quite high […]
Wildfires Damage Washington Fruit Businesses Posted by Richard Jones|June 29, 2015 More than 1,000 people have been forced to evacuate as a fast-moving wildfire swept into Wenatchee, WA, on […]
Finding A Cold-Hardy Peach Variety Is Not That Easy By Christina Herrick|June 26, 2015 Peach trees and cold temperatures don’t mix. Just ask growers in the Midwest and East as they are […]