April Apple Holdings Report Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 15, 2013 U.S. fresh-market apple holdings of 49.7 million bushels on April 1, 2013, reflect a 17% increase compared to […]Read More
Best Practices to Keep Your Farmworkers Safe in Extreme Heat By Milton Vincento, HUB International|October 30, 2026
Are Faster Growth Rates to Blame for Bitter Pit in Apples? By Society for Experimental Biology|October 30, 2026
Stemilt Launches New Blog Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 15, 2013 Stemilt Growers, LLC., recently launched “The Stem,” a new blog where visitors can find fresh recipes, tips, information, […]
Antibiotics Rejected For Fire Blight On Organic Apples, Pears Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 12, 2013 The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) rejected a petition Thursday to extend the expiration date for the use […]
New Apple Disease Found In Canada Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 9, 2013 The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has been notified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency […]
Call For Halt To Antibiotics On Apples, Pears Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 8, 2013 Consumers Union, the policy arm of Consumer Reports, Food & Water Watch, and the Center for Food Safety […]
Discussions On Precision Orchard Management By Jon M. Clements|April 4, 2013 Editor’s Note: Jon Clements is a tree fruit Extension educator at the University of Massachusetts and a member […]
IFTA Conference In The Field By Win Cowgill|April 3, 2013 Editor’s note: Win Cowgill, area fruit agent with Rutgers Cooperative Extension, attended IFTA’s Feb. 24 pre-conference cherry and […]
IFTA Conference Focuses On Innovation In The Tree Fruit Industry By Christina Herrick|April 3, 2013 Innovation was the theme of the 56th Annual International Fruit Tree Association Conference held Feb. 23-Feb. 27 in […]
MSU Researchers Predict Later First Green For Apples Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 3, 2013 Michigan State University Extension educators Amy Irish-Brown and Phil Schwallier predict that western Michigan is behind the average […]
Apple Growers Invest In Wind Turbines Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 1, 2013 Last year, Golden Harvest Farms in Kinderhook, NY, lost nearly 95% of its apple crop when an unseasonably […]
Making A Commitment To Agriculture By James R. McFerson|April 1, 2013 “Saving Extension is not the right goal.” I said that almost two years ago in a piece on […]
Lawmakers Push To End Double Inspections On Apple Exports Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 1, 2013 Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) took to Capital Hill last week to encourage President Obama to support a congressional […]
Penn State University Appoints New Fruit Pathologist Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 21, 2013 Pennsylvania has a strong tree-fruit industry and produces the fourth largest apple crop in the U.S. An important […]
Penn State Awarded $182,000 For Ag Research Projects Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 21, 2013 New and ongoing tree-fruit research in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences received a boost with the recent […]
Michigan Apple Growers Wary Of Weather Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 20, 2013 Michigan growers suffered great losses in spring 2012, when temperatures rose into the mid-80s and apple trees came […]
U.S. Sen. Schumer Unveils Hard Cider Labeling Bill Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 19, 2013 Legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer hopes to change the labeling and taxing of hard cider […]
Porter Presents Its New Low-Profile Orchard Tractor Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 18, 2013 Gerry Alston of Porter Extreme Terrain Utility Vehicles shows off the salient features of his company’s new low-profile […]
Southern Hemisphere Apple Forecast Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 18, 2013 Representatives of key apple and pear producing and exporting countries from around the world met on February 8 […]
Prune Out Fire Blight In The Winter Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 18, 2013 There are antibiotics that most growers use during bloom to reduce the spread of fire blight, but relying […]
Fruit Web Pioneers Honored at IFTA Conference Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 12, 2013 Jon Clements of the University of Massachusetts and Win Cowgill of Rutgers University received the 2013 International Fruit […]
