Like me, you may have been taught that the magic word is “Please.” A great word, no doubt […]
Since the emergence of the spotted wing drosophila (SWD) in the Pacific Northwest a few years ago, growers […]
Last year, Burleson Smith, former director of pest management policy at USDA, joined the United Fresh Produce Association […]
People often don’t realize how good something is until they don’t have it any more. Such is the […]
A couple of months ago, California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) and Oregon Tilth, two of the nation’s leaders […]
Ed Weaver of Weaver’s Orchard in Morgantown, PA, in Berks County has been appointed to serve on the […]
In a recent teleconference, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced a 9.6% increase in National Farmers’ Market Directory […]
Owners of the Pink Lady America LLC apple brand and the Washington Health Care Authority have agreed to […]
Growers and consumers alike stand to benefit from Gupton and Pearl, two new southern highbush blueberry cultivars developed […]
For the past 30 years, we have been evaluating peach cultivars from the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment […]
This crop season has offered up a couple of real surprises. One has been absolutely awful, but the […]
Competition for this year’s Apple Grower of the Year award was as tough as ever, and although Jeff […]
If you’ve been on the Web anytime in the last couple of months, or watched any daytime television, […]
Armillaria root rot, or oak root rot, can be a devastating disease for peach growers in the southeastern […]
A commitment to quality, integrity, and hard work every day, along with his efforts to lead Washington Fruit, and the rest of the apple industry, toward a sustainable future, that make Jeff Leonardini the 2012 Apple Grower of the Year.
Strawberries are among the most important fruit crops in California, and organic production of strawberries is on the […]
California’s specialty crops account for more than half of the nation’s fruits, vegetables and nuts as well as […]
Trees speak to me. I see how they grip the ground with a strong embrace. They stretch and […]
Among the many problems associated with extended periods of drought is the inability of plants to extract water […]