American and Western Fruit Grower September/October 2014
In This Issue
5 Mistakes You May Be Making With Your Orchard’s Website
These deadly sins may be hurting your customers’ experience — and costing you money.
Success And The Not-Top-100 Grower [Opinion]
Innovation isn’t only happening at the top. Some of the most interesting ideas in the fruit industry are being executed by small growers.
American and Western Fruit Grower’s 2014 Top Apple And Pear Fruit Growers
The nations’s largest growers reflect how technology, innovations, and promotion help make their businesses run more efficiently.
American and Western Fruit Grower’s 2014 Top Nut Growers
Almonds, pistachios, and walnuts grown in California make up the crops featured in this portion of the Top 100 Report.
American and Western Fruit Grower’s 2014 Top 100 Growers
The nations’s largest growers reflect how technology, innovations, and promotion help make their businesses run more efficiently.
American and Western Fruit Grower’s 2014 Top Stone Fruit Growers
This year’s Top 100 Report features the 25 largest stone fruit growers in the country.
American and Western Fruit Grower’s 2014 Top Grape Growers
The nations’s largest growers reflect how technology, innovations, and promotion help make their businesses run more efficiently.
Marketer Finds Niche With First-Of-Its-Kind Orange Maze
Who says an old dog can’t learn new tricks? Not Bob McKellar, creator of the first orange maze in the U.S.
Solve This Grower’s New Planting Problem
American Fruit Grower’s advice forum focuses on solving your problems and issues that arise in business and the growing season.
More Coastal Land In California Quarantined For Asian Citrus Psyllid
Additional Asian citrus psyllid adults and nymphs found on state’s central coast.
Readers Sound Off On Possible Chinese Apples Imports
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is considering allowing the importation of fresh apples from China into the continental United States.
Smaller Stores Taking Greater Market Share Of Produce Purchases
Drug, dollar, and convenience stores sales increased 7.1%, 2.0%, and 1.4%, respectively, while perishables at grocery stores decreased by 2.6% in 2013.
What To Consider When Growing High Tunnel Sweet Cherries
Growing cherries under protective covers offers several advantages, including reducing the incidence of cracking.
High Demand Drives Tree Fruit Rootstock Shortage
Nurseries struggling to balance continued demand for nursery stock and resources as fruit plantings continue to climb.
Italian Machinery Show Intends To Strengthen Ties With U.S. Agriculture Industry
EIMA International will feature more than 1,800 exhibitors from 40 countries, approximately 200,000 visitors, and 40 official foreign delegations.
Wilbur-Ellis’ Updates AgVerdict Software After Grower Feedback
Design made with growers in mind, allows on-the-go data entry.
High Tunnels, Small Farms, And Strawberries
Saylor’s Farm experiments with hydroponic production yield earlier, higher-quality and more marketable crops.
Tips To Help You Manage Postharvest Ripening
Humidity, ethylene, and temperature can all impact fruit quality.
Harness The Marketing Power Of Video
Multimedia platform is an effective and inexpensive marketing tool for you to attract new customers and keep existing ones loyal to your brand.