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New Research Aims To Help Northern NY Apple Growers Boost Income
March 17, 2010
The research focuses on using new, high value varieties, disease-resistant rootstocks, high planting densities, and labor mechanization.
Fresh Apple Holdings Down 10%
March 17, 2010
U.S. fresh-market apple holdings at 55.8 million bushels as of March 1.
Researchers Focus In On Grape Disease
March 17, 2010
Electron microscopy allows scientists to watch a deadly bacteria breakdown cell walls in wine grape plants.
RAFT Floats Forgotten Fruits Initiative
March 17, 2010
Renewing America’s Food Traditions (RAFT) alliance announced the launch of its "Forgotten Fruits" initiative, which will focus on recovering and preserving endangered heirloom apples.
WSU Plant Pathologist Honored
March 10, 2010
Gary Grove will be recognized at a special ceremony during the annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society in Nashville.
Famed Winegrape Region Quarantined
March 10, 2010
Pest infestation prompts action in California’s Napa and Sonoma counties.
INDAR 2F Fungicide Receives Registration In New York
March 9, 2010
INDAR 2F provides growers with a new tool for controlling diseases in apples, stone fruit, blueberries, and cranberries.
Blueberry Assessment Increase Proposal Canceled
March 5, 2010
Growers face tough task in moving crop that’s expected to double in five years.
Reporting Live From International Fruit Tree Association Meeting
March 3, 2010
Training systems, high tunnels, and crop load management were among the hot topics being discussed during IFTA's annual conference in Michigan.
Second Apple Moth Trapping Prompts Quarantine
March 3, 2010
Destructive pest found near California capital.
Marrone Bio Innovations Releases New Walnut Blight Data for Regalia Biofungicide
March 2, 2010
There was less than 1% walnut blight in plots treated with Regalia plus copper.
Group Formed To Stop Grape Malady
March 1, 2010
