Finger Lakes Grape Growers To Open New Student-Run Test Vineyard Posted by Christina Herrick|February 21, 2012 Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) and Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) have reached an agreement in principle to establish […]Read More
Largest U.S. Stone Fruit Grower Preserves Farmland Posted by Christina Herrick|February 17, 2012 Creating a landmark legacy, Gerawan Farming has forever protected over 9,200 acres — more than 14 square miles […]
Blueberry Growers Pick Up New Fungicide By Growing Produce Staff|February 14, 2012 Valent U.S.A. Corporation has announced that Quash Fungicide has been registered by the EPA for use on blueberries. […]
Washington Winegrape Industry Invests In Future Education And Research By Growing Produce Staff|February 14, 2012 During this month’s annual meeting of the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers (WAWGG) in Kennwick, Washington State […]
Luna Fungicide Gets Green Light Posted by Christina Herrick|February 14, 2012 Bayer CropScience has announced that Luna, the company’s newest fungicide, has received registration from EPA and is now […]
Certis USA and Kumiai Chemical Launch Advanced Biofungicides Posted by Christina Herrick|February 14, 2012 Certis U.S.A. and Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. LTD of Tokyo, Japan have announced the global launch of a […]
Battling Fruit Blotch By Growing Produce Staff|February 12, 2012 Sometimes keeping a disease from spreading can be as simple as staying out of a field once the […]
California’s 2011 Winegrape Crush Down 7% By Growing Produce Staff|February 10, 2012 California’s 2011 winegrape crush totaled 3,342,689 tons, down 7% from 2010, according to the official USDA preliminary grape […]
USApple Urges Congress To Act On Agricultural Labor By Growing Produce Staff|February 9, 2012 In testimony submitted to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on February 9, U.S. Apple Association Chairman Dale Foreman […]
FMC Signs Exclusive Agreement For Access To New Patented Fungicide Posted by Christina Herrick|February 9, 2012 FMC Corporation and Consumo em Verde (CEV), Biotecnologia das Plantas, S.A. of Portugal, have entered into an exclusive […]
Looking Ahead To 2012 With Optimism By Brian Sparks|February 8, 2012 Those who subscribe to American and Western Fruit Grower’s weekly electronic newsletter may recall that at the beginning […]
Increasing Teens’ Fruit Consumption By David Eddy|February 8, 2012 One of the great opportunities for fruit growers is increasing kids’ consumption of fruit. Not only will that […]
The Evolving Mission Of The Organic Tree Fruit Association By Growing Produce Staff|February 8, 2012 Since first being conceived back in 2004, the Organic Tree Fruit Association (OTFA) and its Upper Midwest Organic […]
Growers Go to Battle Against Apple Scab By Brian Sparks|February 7, 2012 Apple growers in Pennsylvania encountered an old “friend” this past year. The weather in 2011 was particularly suitable […]
New Report: CA Olive Industry Worth Half-Billion Dollars By Growing Produce Staff|February 7, 2012 California’s ripe olive growers have a significant impact on the state’s economy, yielding nearly $493.6 million in annual […]
Remembering Lon Rombough Posted by Christina Herrick|February 7, 2012 Lon Rombough, a grower consultant, grape breeder, and author of “The Grape Grower”, a guide for new and […]
MSU Closing In On High-Density Tart Cherries Posted by Christina Herrick|February 6, 2012 The tart cherry orchard of the future may still be a few years away, but Michigan State University […]
Organic Growers Losing Fire Blight Tool By Rebecca M. Bartels|February 6, 2012 The National Organic Standards Board recently made the controversial recommendation to the National Organic Program to let two […]
Help Wanted In The Fight For Labor By David Eddy|February 6, 2012 If your grow a crop that’s labor-intensive, and you want to know what a crackdown on illegal immigration […]
California Honors IPM Innovators With Awards Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 6, 2012 The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) recently gave Gallo’s Sonoma Vineyards and Sunwest Fruit Co. of Fresno […]
