Pest Alert: Plum Curculio Capturing Attention of Growers By Thomas Skernivitz|June 20, 2022 Best practices include safer insecticides and someday soon maybe trap trees. Read More
Cox Farms Launches as One of the Largest Greenhouse Growers in North America Posted by Growing Produce Staff|March 28, 2024
Stay In Sync To Protect Your Apples From Sunburn By Thomas Skernivitz|June 13, 2022 As Pacific Northwest growers learned last summer, orchards can only get so hot before there’s no safe place for their fruit.
USApple Praises Biden Nomination for Chief Ag Trade Negotiator Posted by Thomas Skernivitz|June 10, 2022 Nominee Doug McKalip has frequently worked with the organization.
Walmart, American Trucking Association Executives To Speak at USApple Outlook Conference Posted by Thomas Skernivitz|June 10, 2022 The annual event is scheduled for Aug. 18-19 in Chicago.
Frost and Freeze Hinder Michigan Apple Production in the Last Year By Growing Produce Staff|May 9, 2022 However, the state’s 656 million pounds still ranked third in the U.S.
The Top Rootstocks for Growing ‘Honeycrisp’ Apples By Thomas Skernivitz|May 3, 2022 Root-2-Fruit researchers identify the ideal rootstocks for the bitter pit-prone variety.
Pondering the Best Way to Prune Tree Fruit: Art vs. Science By David Eddy|April 26, 2022 Science is a lot more reliable — and teachable — for optimum fruit production.
One To Grow On: Site Prep Is Critical for Success in Apple Orchards By David Eddy|April 11, 2022 Growers say pandemic-related supply interruptions make planning more important than ever.
Growth Out of the Pandemic: Bellewood Farms Pivots for Pome Fruit By Jack Petree|March 19, 2022 No matter how you slice it, this farm in the PNW is a success story.
‘We Will Farm’ — Hollabaugh Family Mourns Loss of Son Bruce By Thomas Skernivitz|March 15, 2022 Third-generation grower from Pennsylvania was 41.
Pome Fruit Pollination Strategy: Protect the Mason Bee By Dr. Maxime Eeraerts|March 15, 2022 Cardboard nest tubes reduce the infestation of kleptoparasitic mites in nest cavities of European orchard bee.
Accede PGR Now Available to Extend Chemical Thinning Window for Apples By Growing Produce Staff|March 10, 2022 Novel crop load management tool granted EPA registration.
Smart Tactics To Mitigate Codling Moth in Tree Fruit Orchards By Thomas Skernivitz|February 26, 2022 For every bin pile that produces codling moth, there is possibly a pome fruit grower that should have known better.
Tree Fruit Researchers Excited About Potential of New Chemical Thinners By Thomas Skernivitz|February 15, 2022 See why the focus is turning to ACC and Metamitron.
All Hail the Apple Scion King By Thomas Skernivitz|February 1, 2022 With more than 1,700 varieties in his Ohio apple orchard, Derek Mills spreads the wealth one cut at a time.
USApple Calls on Biden to Eliminate Tariffs on China Posted by David Eddy|January 27, 2022 Call comes as critical Chinese New Year begins amid plunging exports to SE Asia.
More Exemptions Being Proposed for Gene-Edited Crops By Kenong Xu|January 17, 2022 Minus exogenesis DNA elements, those crops are considered fundamentally different from classic GMOs.
New Zealand and Spain Release First ‘Hot-Climate’ Apple By David Eddy|January 3, 2022 The small country that’s big in apple development has collaborated with Spanish researchers and growers in producing fruit tailored for rising temperatures.
Changes Coming to Apple Crop Insurance? What Growers Should Know Posted by Growing Produce Staff|December 15, 2021 Following feedback from the proposed rule, USDA’s Risk Management Agency will publish a final rule expected to be effective for the 2023 crop year.
Not Easy for an Ohio State Fan to Say: How About Those Michigan Apples?! By Thomas Skernivitz|December 7, 2021 College team rivalries aside. Three cheers for the first NCAA name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal involving a fresh produce company.