Florida’s Young Growers Tuned Into Business, Beats Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 7, 2013 The Affordable Care Act (ACA and a.k.a., “Obamacare”) implementation continues to lurch forward. With such large, game-changing legislation, […]Read More
Changes to Pre-Harvest Harmonized Standards Now Official Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 7, 2013 The Produce GAPs Harmonization Initiative Technical Working Group (TWG) has approved changes to the Field Operations and Harvesting […]
Medfly, Other Fruit Flies Entrenched In California Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 7, 2013 Research published in the international journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B clearly demonstrates that at least five […]
New York Apple Growers Forecast Big Crop Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 6, 2013 New York state apple growers are back, thanks to a bigger, better crop with more of the varieties […]
IR-4 Looking For Industry Leaders Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 6, 2013 The deadline for submitting nominations for the IR-4 Project’s SOAR (Service, Outreach, Altruism, Research) Award is set for […]
Produce Marketing Association Names New President Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 6, 2013 The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) has announced Cathy Green Burns will join the association as president, effective Dec. […]
Valent BioSciences Launches New Website Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 6, 2013 Valent BioSciences Corporation (VBC) has announced the launch of its new website at www.valentbiosciences.com. The new site includes […]
Take Your Farm’s Story Public By Brian Sparks|August 5, 2013 Growers who want to market their farm to the local community certainly have a wide range of options. […]
Insect Invaders From The East By David Eddy|August 5, 2013 Globalization has changed everything. Most people think about it in economic terms, but it’s changed the world of […]
Updated Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast Gets Downgrade Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 5, 2013 [Updated Aug. 8 for NOAA’s updated outlook figures] Heading into the teeth of the Atlantic hurricane season, Colorado […]
Giant Snails On The Move In South Florida Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 5, 2013 USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has notified stakeholders of two new regulated areas for giant […]
Dry Weather, Warm Temps Cause Grape Growing Challenges By Ron Brase|August 5, 2013 For most grape-growing regions of California, we started this year with relatively dry soils. After bud break, the […]
How To Use A GPS For Orchard Tree Planting Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 4, 2013 Brian Knouse of Knouse Fruitlands in Biglerville, PA talks about using a GPS for orchard tree planting during […]
Marrone Bio Innovations Adds Credibility To Biopesticide Industry By Ana Isabel Reho|August 3, 2013 Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. (MBI), a company dedicated to advancing the pest management industry with bio-based crop protection […]
Seeking A Better Peach Rootstock Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 2, 2013 Editor’s Note: Much of the information in this story comes from an under-review research report on peach rootstock development for […]
Commentary: Time To Plan Ahead For The Next Drought By David Eddy|August 2, 2013 For your sake and for the sake of all those connected with the fruit business, I sure hope […]
Apple Varieties NY1 And NY2 Now Called SnapDragon And RubyFrost Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 1, 2013 After years of development and consumer testing as “NY1” and “NY2” Cornell University and New York Apple Growers […]
Cordell Watt: 2013 Apple Grower Of The Year By Brian Sparks|August 1, 2013 Watt has found success by identifying which varieties and production practices work best for his location.
Washington Grower Groups May Merge By David Eddy|August 1, 2013 First it was the retailers, as grocers began swallowing each other up to the point that now six […]
Apple Grower Of The Year Finalists Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 1, 2013 The editors of American/Western Fruit Grower were blown away with the number of nominees for this year’s Apple […]
