Red-Fleshed Apple Commercialization Program Announced Posted by Paul Rusnak|June 11, 2013 Proprietary Variety Management (PVM) recently announced the licensing and commercialization of a variety development program for red fleshed […]Read More
How To Manage Soil Salinity in Your Fruit and Nut Orchards By Dan Cook, Tessenderlo Kerley|June 5, 2026
NAA Application In Summer Can Boost Return Bloom Posted by Paul Rusnak|June 11, 2013 Every year it can be desirable to enhance return bloom on apple varieties that tend to be biennial. […]
Get Educated On Other Options To Treat Fire Blight In Organic Apples And Pears By Christina Herrick|June 7, 2013 By Oct. 21, 2014, organic apple and pear growers will lose two important tools used to combat fire […]
Growing The Eastern Organic Apple Is Possible By Christina Herrick|June 7, 2013 Organic apple growing has often been linked with the ideal conditions of Washington and California. However, growing organic […]
Washington Apple Growers Feeling Euphoric By James R. McFerson|June 6, 2013 Have you ever wondered what euphoria feels like? Try being an apple producer in Washington in the spring […]
Northwest Pear Crop Looks Larger Than Average Posted by Paul Rusnak|June 5, 2013 With reports of a crop of excellent quality from the Pacific Northwest growing regions of Wenatchee and Yakima, […]
Hailstorm Batters Mexican Apples Posted by Paul Rusnak|June 4, 2013 About 150 hectares of apple orchards were affected by a hailstorm the last week of May in San […]
Limiting Bird Damage In Orchards By Brian Sparks|June 3, 2013 Fruit growers across the country face crop losses almost every year due to bird damage. Unlike most insect […]
Washington Apple Education Foundation Gets New Leader Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 23, 2013 At its annual meeting held earlier this month in Yakima, members of the Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) […]
Apple Thinning Pointers For 2013 Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 21, 2013 Michigan State University offers guidelines to help you make good apple thinning decisions. This year, apple thinning season […]
Columbia Marketing International Announces Expansion Project Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 15, 2013 CMI, one of Washington State’s largest grower/shippers of premium quality conventional and organic apples, pears, and cherries, announces […]
Frost Strikes Tree Fruit Crops Again Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 14, 2013 Following this week’s low temperatures, freeze damage on crops has been reported in Michigan, Washington, and New York, […]
How To Avoid Salt Injury From Nitrogen Fertilizers Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 14, 2013 Conventional nitrogen (N) fertilizers are salts that can injure trees if used improperly. Fertilizers can increase the salt […]
New York Apple Association Taps Industry Vet To Serve As Spokesperson Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 9, 2013 New York Apple Association (NYAA) has named apple and produce industry public relations veteran Julia Stewart as the […]
Making Thinning An Exact Science By Christina Herrick|May 7, 2013 Pullquote: “We think it’s a pretty nice, simple, effective little technology to give hand thinning a scientific basis.” […]
Celebrating The Class Of 2013 Young Apple Leaders By Nancy Foster|May 6, 2013 Five years ago, I began seeing that the “next generation” of apple growers, packers, marketers, and others in […]
IFTA Heads To The ‘Heart Of Pennsylvania Orchard Country’ Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 6, 2013 Members of the International Fruit Tree Association will head to Gettysburg, PA, for the 2013 Study Tour, held […]
New Penn State Tree Fruit Pathologist Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 3, 2013 Editor’s note: Kari Peter is a new assistant professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology […]
Keep Your Customers Coming Back For More By Desmond R. Layne|May 3, 2013 Some things you’ll never forget … It was a steamy July morning in 1977 out in the peach […]
Tips On Managing Pear Sawfly Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 1, 2013 The pear sawfly, commonly known as pearslug, is not a true slug but resembles one because it exudes […]
