Applying Precision Agriculture To Tree Fruit By James R. McFerson|March 6, 2012 How are pruning and fruit thinning like precision agriculture? In tree fruit, pruning has long been considered […]Read More
Industry Experts’ Advice On Fruit Plant Nutrition By Growing Produce Staff|March 6, 2012 When it comes to crop protection, it’s easy to forget how important plant nutrients can be in helping […]
Marketing Order Referendum For Tart Cherries Scheduled Posted by Christina Herrick|March 6, 2012 The USDA will conduct a referendum on proposed amendments to a federal marketing order regulating the handling of […]
IFTA Conference Attendees Visit Chilean Nurseries Posted by Christina Herrick|March 5, 2012 One of the highlights of the International Fruit Tree Association (IFTA) Chilean tour and post-conference tours were the […]
2012 IFTA Conference: Lessons in Export, Harvest Timing, And Packout Efficiency By Rebecca M. Bartels|March 5, 2012 The International Fruit Tree Association (IFTA), founded in 1958, recently finished its 55th annual conference and orchard tours […]
Winegrape Growers Toast Fortune At Unified Symposium By David Eddy|March 5, 2012 After years of being buffeted by a series of ill winds — from oversupplies of winegrapes both at […]
Minimizing And Managing Cold Injury In Peaches By Desmond R. Layne|March 5, 2012 The first and most important thing that a grower can do to reduce the potential for cold damage […]
WA Winegrape Conference Sets Attendance Record Posted by Christina Herrick|March 2, 2012 The final count is in and a record-breaking crowd of nearly 2,200 people attended the 2012 convention of […]
$4.4 Million In Grants Available For Florida’s Specialty Crops Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 1, 2012 Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced that approximately $4.4 million from the USDA will be awarded to nonprofits, […]
Attract And Trap Combination Aimed At Controlling Drosophila By Growing Produce Staff|February 28, 2012 Invasive insect species have been making headlines the past couple years, and the spotted wing drosophila, which targets […]
Pest Quarantine Lifted In Key CA Grape-Growing Areas Posted by Christina Herrick|February 28, 2012 State of California and federal agricultural officials are lifting the European grapevine moth (EGVM) quarantine in Fresno, Mendocino, […]
New Food Safety Rules Unfold By Frank Giles|February 26, 2012 In January 2011, President Obama signed the most sweeping food safety reform in the nation’s history. The Food […]
Apple Maggot Quarantine To Be Proposed In Washington By Growing Produce Staff|February 24, 2012 Following a review of the results of the 2011 apple maggot survey and detection program, it has been […]
New Report From International Strawberry Symposium Posted by Christina Herrick|February 23, 2012 The International Strawberry Symposium (ISS), like the Olympics, is held ever four years. But the 7th ISS, which […]
U.S.-Korea Trade Pact Set To Take Effect Posted by Christina Herrick|February 22, 2012 U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced Tuesday that the U.S.-Korea trade agreement will take effect March 15. Over […]
3 Questions With New Chief of Northwest Center for Clean Plants Posted by Christina Herrick|February 22, 2012 Ken Eastwell, a professor in the Washington State University Department of Plant Pathology based at WSU’s Irrigated Agriculture […]
New Information Management Software Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 22, 2012 Topcon Precision Agriculture offers SGISfarm software, an ag information management system designed specifically for ease of use by […]
MANA Crop Protection Launches New Insecticide Posted by Christina Herrick|February 21, 2012 Vulcan insecticide, developed and manufactured by MANA Crop Protection, has received approval from EPA for its new chlorpyrifos […]
New Videos Can Help Educate Consumers About Apples By Growing Produce Staff|February 21, 2012 During the 2012 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention in Hershey, PA, last month, the Pennsylvania Apple Marketing Program […]
Florida Blueberry Growers Assess Freeze Damage By Growing Produce Staff|February 21, 2012 According to the Florida Blueberry Growers Association, the cold wave that hit the state on the weekend of […]
