Diamond Fruit Growers Celebrates 100 Years In Business Posted by Paul Rusnak|July 10, 2013 Diamond Fruit Growers recently marked 100 years in the industry with friends, family, industry partners, and fellow growers. […]Read More
Cox Farms Launches as One of the Largest Greenhouse Growers in North America Posted by Growing Produce Staff|March 28, 2024
Healthy Soils at Center of New $5 Million Initiative for California Citrus Growers By California Farm Bureau|March 27, 2024
Weather Destroys Northwest Cherry Crop Posted by Paul Rusnak|July 9, 2013 Rains followed by warm temperatures have left the Northwest early cherry crop in ruins. “No areas have been […]
“Gear Up and Throttle Down” With Your Sprayer By Franz Niederholzer|July 5, 2013 Between late fall and bloom is an important time for pest management in stone fruit orchards. Key pests […]
Growing Hothouse Cherries In California By David Eddy|July 3, 2013 After a decade of trials and errors, a group of California cherry growers have developed a system for […]
Test Blocks Of Stone Fruit — Great For New Cultivars Or Systems By Desmond R. Layne|July 2, 2013 Some messages are worth hearing more than once — especially if we didn’t “get it” the first time […]
California Stone Fruit Industry Holds Steady Posted by Paul Rusnak|July 2, 2013 It’s no secret there’s been quite a shake-out in the California stone fruit industry over the past decade […]
Blossom Bluff Orchards Carving A Niche By David Eddy|July 1, 2013 Back in the 1960s, there were a dozen farms on Clayton Ave., a quiet little rural road located […]
Michigan Cherry Variety Showcase Slated For Early July Posted by Paul Rusnak|June 17, 2013 Michigan State University (MSU) Cooperative Extension, Summit Tree Sales, and International Plant Management are sponsoring a Cherry Variety […]
Washington Apple Growers Feeling Euphoric By James R. McFerson|June 6, 2013 Have you ever wondered what euphoria feels like? Try being an apple producer in Washington in the spring […]
Hail, Freeze Hammers Texas Peach Crop Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 23, 2013 Freeze events in March and April, followed by a severe hailstorm have reduced peach production in Texas. Here […]
Frost Strikes Tree Fruit Crops Again Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 14, 2013 Following this week’s low temperatures, freeze damage on crops has been reported in Michigan, Washington, and New York, […]
Nightmare Issues For California Growers By David Eddy|April 8, 2013 Agriculture’s influence has waned through the years in California, said an influential industry lobbyist at the 2013 meeting […]
Montana Cherry Growers Seek New Varieties To Compete In Market Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 3, 2013 Cherry growers in Northwestern Montana will have some incentive to transition from Lambert cherries to more varieties in […]
New Cherry/Plum Hybrid Hits Europe Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 26, 2013 UNIVEG Katopé UK Ltd. has signed an exclusive marketing license with AIGN (Associated International Group of Nurseries) covering […]
Cherry Cracking Susceptibility Test Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 20, 2013 The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission internal program has developed a grower version of a bench-top test to […]
Saving Water In Peach Orchards By Dennis O'Brien|March 7, 2013 Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the November/December 2012 issue of Agricultural Research magazine. A team of […]
Stone Fruit Grower Is IPM Innovator By David Eddy|March 7, 2013 Only one California grower, SunWest Fruit Company, has twice been honored by the state’s Department of Pesticide Regulation […]
Michigan Fruit Growers Optimistic For 2013 Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 6, 2013 After a poor season for both apples and cherries in Michigan last year, growers are hoping for a […]
Growing Stone Fruit Under Covers Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 5, 2013 Tree fruit expert Desmond Layne may have taken his talents from Clemson University to Washington State University, but […]
Large California Stone Fruit Grower Sues UFW By David Eddy|February 26, 2013 One of the biggest stone fruit and table grape growers in the nation, Gerawan Farming of Reedley, CA, […]