Report Sees Increase In Michigan Wine Grapes Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 5, 2013 Michigan’s wine grape acreage doubled over the past decade, according to a report recently released by the USDA […]Read More
What You Need To Know about New Final Rule That Protects Farmworkers Posted by Growing Produce Staff|April 26, 2024
Tips On Phomopsis Management In Grapes Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 5, 2013 Phomopsis cane and leafspot appears as tiny dark spots with yellowish margins on leaf blades and veins. Spots […]
California Wines Green Tour Video Released Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 5, 2013 Wine Institute has released a new video, “California Wines Green Tour,” featuring a traveler enjoying the state’s beautiful […]
Record Attendance At Grape Meeting Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 5, 2013 With nearly 2,200 attending, the 2013 convention of the state’s wine grape growers set another record. The Washington […]
Valent BioSciences’ New Manufacturing Facility On Track For 2014 Completion Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 4, 2013 A 500-ton crane, the second largest in North America, has hoisted the large scale industrial fermenters into Valent […]
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 […]
USDA Declares Primary Natural Disaster Areas In Florida Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 4, 2013 The USDA has designated six counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas in three separate designations due […]
Opinion: We Are Losing Prime Farmland By David Eddy|April 4, 2013 Many years ago a wise man told me that some day fruit growers are going to run into […]
Fruit Growers Facing Global Insect Pressure Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 3, 2013 Far-reaching global trade can be a beautiful thing, as growers gain access to new and potentially lucrative markets. […]
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 […]
Montana Cherry Growers Seek New Varieties To Compete In Market Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 3, 2013 Cherry growers in Northwestern Montana will have some incentive to transition from Lambert cherries to more varieties 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 […]
Cal/OSHA Issues Heat Illness Advisory Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 2, 2013 Just as temperatures are supposed to hit 80 degrees Wednesday in California’s San Joaquin Valley, Cal/OSHA has issued […]
Takeaways From The 2nd Vegetable And Small Fruit Protected Ag Field Day By Lyneida M. Hustick|April 2, 2013 The 2nd Vegetable and Small Fruit Protected Ag Field Day and IV Protected Ag Information Network (PAINet) Congress […]
Analyzing The Rise In Invasive Pests By David Eddy|April 2, 2013 Editor’s Note: Some time ago, we were contacted by New York grower Mike Biltonen, who wanted to talk […]
Spotted Wing Drosophila Survey Now Open Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 2, 2013 Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) is becoming a serious insect pest in commercial production of berries and several other […]
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 […]
