Even wine grape growers who report no shortage of labor say they’re paying through the nose.

Too bad more of the residue from California’s bountiful winter can’t be stored.

The era of HLB has some thinking about alternative crops.

Rising fertilizer costs and increased incidence of bitter pit topped the list of 2022 production challenges.

Disease, cold weather, market prices temper industry optimism.

Producers turn a profit through direct-to-consumer sales while also turning their farms into destination points.

This year’s American Fruit Grower State of the Industry survey took a half-dozen current risks to profit and asked our grower readers to rank them.

The millions of ‘trees planted in Washington over the past several years are not viewed favorably by other growers around the country.

Exceptionally bad weather kept growers on their toes throughout the growing season.

Between 60% and 70% of growers who bank on biological controls and precision agriculture express satisfaction with their purchases.

Producers spent 2022 battling many nuisances, including fire blight, spotted wing drosophila, birds, and deer. Some succeeded. Some didn’t.

Survey says animal nuisances are more of a bother in fields and groves than insects.

Many growers retain ideas that aren’t borne out by the data or other growers’ experiences.

When it comes to introducing a new crop, blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries lead the way.

First-year trees give the cherry-growing community something to get excited about.

Growers on each coast remain vigilant in their fight to eradicate the Asian citrus psyllid and HLB.

Comprehensive results from American Fruit Grower’s 2022 State of the Industry survey are now available in this whitepaper. Get your copy now.

Producers remain almost evenly divided on whether the cause is manmade.

While larger wine grape growers seek help from mechanization, smaller growers of all types face a host of issues, labor among them.