First reports of the invasive pest being found in the Evergreen State was during 2020. Fruit and hops growers on alert.

Few growers stand up for their profession like Kenny Barnwell of Kenny Barnwell Orchards. He hopes more will.

Rising fertilizer costs and increased incidence of bitter pit topped the list of 2022 production challenges.

Disease, cold weather, market prices temper industry optimism.

The Peach State’s peach crop has been reduced by as much as 95% after warmer-than normal winter weather followed by a March freeze, according to reports.

Producers turn a profit through direct-to-consumer sales while also turning their farms into destination points.

Website managed by inter-governmental non-profit group CABI packs a trove of biocontrol education, research, and treatment recommendations, all for free.

This year’s American Fruit Grower State of the Industry survey took a half-dozen current risks to profit and asked our grower readers to rank them.

The millions of ‘trees planted in Washington over the past several years are not viewed favorably by other growers around the country.

Developed by UC Riverside agricultural scientists, Luna UCR offers great flavor, a rind that turns black when ripe, and high postharvest quality.

Exceptionally bad weather kept growers on their toes throughout the growing season.

Check out TMS TreeScout, a fully integrated high-precision sensor technology launched by Aurea Imaging that helps fruit farmers optimize orchards.

Between 60% and 70% of growers who bank on biological controls and precision agriculture express satisfaction with their purchases.

Learn who earned honors this year among top apple growers from the East, Midwest, and West regions.

Producers spent 2022 battling many nuisances, including fire blight, spotted wing drosophila, birds, and deer. Some succeeded. Some didn’t.

Winners will get exclusive access to produce industry leaders and funding to advance innovative solutions for the sector.

Leon Panetta tells industry leaders to sound off on the importance of domestic food production.

New California sustainability plan calls for growers to minimize use of crop protection chemicals. Leaders gather at Salinas Biological Summit to discuss.

American Fruit Grower Editor David Eddy says he never got to meet the late berry researcher Bernadine Strik in person, and regrets it now more than ever.