A research program studies the feasibility of growing organic apples in New England.

Researchers from Cornell University explore the use of a fixed sprayer system in high tunnel berries for effective canopy coverage.

Concerns about ethylene depend on the commodity, the temperature, the ethylene concentration, and the exposure time.

The Opte Bulk assembles and collapses quickly and features a proprietary latch for easy sleeve release and engagement.

Apple growers, breeders, and marketers discuss how to know when you’ve found the right fruit.

Food safety certification for organic growers tops the CCOF agenda in 2014.

The measure provides nearly $4 billion in funding for programs that benefit specialty crop production, including fresh produce.

The brown marmorated stink bug is a looming threat for Western fruit growers. Here’s the latest on its progress.

$20 million available for agricultural conservation enhancements on key agricultural lands.

Researchers try to explain why a large strike of European brown rot infected Montmorency tart cherries last year.

Learn the steps you can take to make sure your sprayer is effective at hitting and covering your target with the right amount of material.

Director of FFVA’s Emerging Leader Development Program brings experience with the needs of the next generation of citrus growers.

The digital campaign addresses a serious health topic for consumers in a fun, friendly way.

Unified Wine & Grape Symposium is the nation’s largest wine and grape industry show.

A new sprayer promises to reduce the amount of crop protectants needed, limiting off-target contamination and improving cost efficiency.

Erik Jertberg fears the disconnect from food to fork and how it feeds the disconnect of ballot box and wallet. “Without an understanding of where their food comes from, and what it takes to get it there, our consumers will believe in an ideological standard when they vote, but purchase the food for their table based on a free market economics standard,” he says.

The pollinator, about the size of a honeybee, takes over as a primary pollinator in situations where the honeybee is unable to carry the workload.

A research team from Oregon State University is seeking out international parasitoid specialists to import and target spotted wing drosophila in the U.S.

Zediker is a grower to the core and says he is following his duty by being active in the industry.