How To Make Every Nutrient Count in Your Orchard By Gary Gao|June 15, 2026 Fertilizer prices may be rising, but opportunities to improve nutrient efficiency remain.
How To Speed up Establishment of Your Blueberry Bushes By Gary Gao|October 24, 2025 PRBDIPM — aka, the Pots in Raised Beds with Drip Irrigation Production Method — combines elements of several practices.
Niche Super Fruits Berry Growers Should Know By Gary Gao|May 3, 2025 Alternative crops help berry farmers boost farm profitability and sustainability.
Ways Grape Growers Can Plug In To Keep Deer Out By Gary Gao|October 3, 2024 Electric fencing may be the most effective method in deterring damage in fruit plantings.
Birds Got Your Berries? Ways To Ground The Threat By Gary Gao|April 8, 2024 Controlling your berry farm’s environment is critical to reduce bird depredation.
How I’d Spend $1 Billion To Help Grow Better Peaches By Gary Gao|February 12, 2024 More reliable cultivars, better rootstocks, and better protection techniques are still needed for successful peach production.
4 Elements That Are Key In Making ‘Best of Ohio’ White Wine By Gary Gao|September 11, 2023 Passion, dedication, artistry, and teamwork are the essential ingredients.
Good Save: Peach Growers in Ohio Work Hard To Overcome Adversity By Gary Gao|August 15, 2023 Frost protection, durable varieties, and more help save this season’s crop.
The Quest for Better Fruit: Why Growers Need To Start From the Ground up By Gary Gao|April 25, 2023 Improving soil health can help growers produce nutritious fruits in a more sustainable manner.
Secrets To Success of Growing Peaches in Ohio By Gary Gao|August 15, 2022 Profitable peach production in the Buckeye State takes dedication, faith, stubbornness, and lots of luck.
Ways To Raise Your Game on Fall Care of Blackberries By Gary Gao|August 23, 2021 Proper management of crops on rotatable cross arm trellis will pay big dividends next year.
What You Can Do To Protect Your Grapes From Herbicide Drift Damage By Gary Gao|August 16, 2021 Here are some practical steps you can take if you see this damage to your crops.
Learn Tricks of the Trade in Cold Climate Grape Growing By Gary Gao|March 16, 2021 Research presentation delves into the process of growing cold climate grape varieties.
Active Frost and Freeze Protection for Berry Crops By Gary Gao|February 8, 2021 From heaters to helicopters, measures to stave off cold damage takes many shapes.
Spotted Lanternfly a Major Threat to Fruit Crops in the Midwest? By Gary Gao|September 1, 2020 See why the invasive pest could mean hardship in the heartland for grape growers.
Ways to Keep a Lid on Explosive Weed Problems in Berries By Gary Gao|August 25, 2020 Effective control of plants out of place takes knowledge, prevention, persistence, and innovation.
Why Your U-Pick Needs a Makeover Now By Gary Gao|June 24, 2020 Expect new ways to run berry farms, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Where Berry Growers Can Look for a Mechanical Edge By Gary Gao|April 14, 2020 Get the skinny on tools and gadgets that can help producers reduce labor input on fruit harvesting, pruning, and weed management.
5 Cool Tips to Winterize Your Orchard Sprayers By Gary Gao|December 11, 2019 You do not want to bring out your spray equipment next spring and find broken hoses, pumps, filters, and gauges. Learn how to prevent costly repairs.
Has Protected Agriculture Become A Necessity for Berry Growing? By Gary Gao|September 16, 2019 There are plenty of benefits to covered production, including season extension, minimizing fruit rot, and boosting fruit quality.
