Fruits
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Trade issues remain a top priority for growers and stakeholders to tackle. Brittany Lee gives her take on the situation.
Witness reports vineyards can’t serve as fire breaks, as strong winds push embers miles ahead.
As omnivores, crows can be both friend or foe, feeding on destructive rodents but also ripe fruit in the orchard.
Learn who will succeed current association President and CEO Tom Nassif, who is retiring after 18 years at the helm.
A wet California spring meant strong disease pressure during the season; assess now what you will need to do next year to keep pathogens under control.
The nation’s second- largest wine producing state in the U.S. has grown leaps and bounds since the turn of the millennium.
Sparkleberry rootstock shows promise in research conducted by UF/IFAS scientists.
After a 20-year battle with the disease, which can cause severe fruit yield and reduced marketability, government agency makes historic proclamation.
Invasive pest, first found in the U.S. five years ago, is a threat to become widely established in fruit and nut crops.
Stagnant prices are a threat to the future of our industry. We need to figure out a way to address the issue fairly and within our capitalist system.
Growers have been frustrated at having their integrated pest management plans thwarted by this destructive pest, but researchers still have faith.
Trade issues are a serious stumbling block for the apple crop being picked right now. It’s time to turn up the volume on the folks in charge.
Find out what one Florida grower used to custom harvest nearly 800,000 pounds of blueberries last season.
Following Secretary Perdue’s poorly stated comment about small farms having little future, Technology Editor Matthew J. Grassi finds much to inspire him among the growers and farmers he has met.
The produce industry must be ready for the technology tsunami that is happening in food retail — it will affect everything we do and grow.
Scientists map out areas around the world most suitable for establishment of the notorious crop pest.
Leading experts in pest management say removing and destroying mummy nuts is the best way to break the life cycle of this major pest.
Protected ag structures can shield peaches and nectarines from harmful environmental conditions. Scientists are adding up what that means for profitability.