Gregory Lang

Continuing to learn and share stone fruit info, whether actively or from the sidelines, columnist Gregory Lang is moving on.

High-density, labor-efficient production systems are the future for growers.

Studies tout benefits of high-frequency, low-duration irrigation during canopy growth and foliar applications of urea in the fall.

Five years after their start, the NC140 rootstock trials are providing valuable data while prompting the development of appropriate training techniques.

Climate-related changes, both significant and subtle, continue to affect fruit growers.

The precise development and simplification of fruiting units results in the most efficient canopy structure for harvest.

Orchardists can learn a few things by looking at the wild side of tree fruit.

The question remains: Why haven’t more growers turned to orchards that are more readily harvested from the ground?

Tree fruit versions of robotic house vacuums and lawnmowers will soon simplify life for growers.

PGRs are great for fine-tuning various orchard management tasks, such as improving canopy architecture and boosting fruit quality.

Learn more about a creative fruit production method from the Netherlands that allows more yield potential.

By renewing all fruit-bearing structures on a cycle, your orchard is constantly generating new fruiting shoots.

While it’s too early to crown winners and losers among the various training systems, we can learn valid lessons about tree response in NC-140 trial.

Learn the importance and benefits of this postharvest practice to maintain quality fruit and production longevity.

Once an afterthought in sweet cherry production, China has become a major player in the global market.

When it comes to cherry production, there is not a single choice that is the best in every situation.

Take a look at what the future has in store for NC-140 Sweet Cherry Canopy Architecture and Rootstock Trials.

The final intensive training system to be examined in the North American NC-140 Sweet Cherry Canopy Architecture and […]

Fruiting walls can help tame the vigor of early cropping systems.

Early and sustained yields can be achieved with upright fruiting offshoots system.