American Sweet Cherry Production Expected To Take a Big Hit in 2022 Posted by Growing Produce Staff|June 13, 2022 USDA crop forecast comes in 27% less than last year. Learn why.Read More
What To Know About the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act Posted by Growing Produce Staff|June 30, 2026
Stay In Sync To Protect Your Apples From Sunburn By Thomas Skernivitz|June 13, 2022 As Pacific Northwest growers learned last summer, orchards can only get so hot before there’s no safe place for their fruit.
USApple Praises Biden Nomination for Chief Ag Trade Negotiator Posted by Thomas Skernivitz|June 10, 2022 Nominee Doug McKalip has frequently worked with the organization.
Walmart, American Trucking Association Executives To Speak at USApple Outlook Conference Posted by Thomas Skernivitz|June 10, 2022 The annual event is scheduled for Aug. 18-19 in Chicago.
Certis Biologicals Offers Free Soil Tests To Help Detect Nematodes By Growing Produce Staff|June 9, 2022 Growers frequently overlook the plant-parasitic organism, leading to root damage.
Cheers to Fruit Grower Goodwill in Gdańsk By Thomas Skernivitz|June 7, 2022 It turns out Derek Mills is more than just the ‘Scion King.’ To a group of young Ukrainian refugees, he’s a cut above.
Burchell Nursery Celebrates 80 Years in the Fruit and Nut Business By David Eddy|June 7, 2022 The operation, which has produced such classics as the ‘O’Henry’ peach, is having a birthday.
Valent Biosciences Takes on Major Expansion To Keep Up With Product Demand Posted by Growing Produce Staff|June 7, 2022 Learn more about the construction project starting this summer at the company’s biorational manufacturing facility in Osage, IA.
Parasitic Wasp Might Be a Solution for Spotted Wing Drosophila Posted by Growing Produce Staff|June 6, 2022 More than a decade in the making, scientists are set to release a tiny wasp that controls a highly destructive fruit fly.
Cornell Scientists To Be Feted at Wine Grape Conference By David Eddy|June 6, 2022 American Society of Enology and Viticulture to bestow honors. Find out who’s being recognized for their work.
Grape and Wine Industry Gaining Momentum in North Dakota Posted by Growing Produce Staff|June 3, 2022 A grant totaling $60,000 has been awarded for industry research on the fruit sectors.
Negotiating the Supply Chain To Find Solutions for Fruit Nurseries By David Eddy|May 31, 2022 Like growers, nursery operations are wrestling with sourcing disruptions and related issues, such as shipping and freight.
Ways Grape Growers Can Clear the Air To Combat Smoke Taint By Thomas Skernivitz|May 30, 2022 As wildfires turn more prevalent, producers are faced with a dual dilemma strive to diagnose and treat problem.
Helping Hand for Produce Growers Looking To Go Organic Posted by Growing Produce Staff|May 28, 2022 USDA accepting applications for programs that help growers and handlers cover the cost of organic certification, along with other related expenses.
Wilbur-Ellis Rolls Forward To Reach Its Climate Change Goals Posted by Growing Produce Staff|May 25, 2022 Learn more about a new collaboration in which electric Ford trucks will be integrated into the ag company’s southern California fleet.
Significant Grape Pest Found in Premium California Wine County Posted by David Eddy|May 24, 2022 Napa County officials report finding the Western grapeleaf skeletonizer, a voracious feeder not native to the area.
Honk If You Are an American Fruit Grower By David Eddy|May 24, 2022 New program pays simple homage to those of you who play such a vital, often-overlooked role.
Relief at Last! Aid Coming to Farmers Slammed by Recent Natural Disasters Posted by Growing Produce Staff|May 24, 2022 USDA to provide about $6 billion to specialty crop and commodity producers to offset crop yield and value losses from 2020-2021.
Passion and Potential Growing for Domestic Passion Fruit Industry By UF/IFAS News|May 23, 2022 Researchers from University of Florida and Mississippi State University looking for feedback to assess viability of alternative crop.
What You Need To Know About Sweet Cherry Irrigation and Nutrition By Gregory Lang|May 22, 2022 Studies tout benefits of high-frequency, low-duration irrigation during canopy growth and foliar applications of urea in the fall.
