Grape Growers Take on the Red Blotch Challenge By Thomas Skernivitz|January 25, 2022 While the virus hinders fruit quality, the effort to counter by cutting clusters or adding irrigation falls flat. Read More
Fall Creek Nursery Adding Blackberries and Raspberries to Its Portfolio Posted by Growing Produce Staff|June 11, 2026
Support of Center for Produce Safety Research Quest Continues To Grow By Center for Produce Safety|January 24, 2022 California citrus industry is the latest to step up with funding for industry organization’s research capital campaign.
Oh, Bee-Have! New Study Could Help Keep the Peace for Pollinators Posted by Paul Rusnak|January 20, 2022 Researchers and beekeepers are getting a better understanding how genetic traits, characteristics, and even color impact behavior in colonies.
How’s the Fight Against Spotted Lanternfly Going? An Update Is Coming By The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture|January 20, 2022 Webinar set to review some of the latest research findings regarding the infamous invasive pest.
California Winegrape Growers Announce 2022 Awards of Excellence Posted by David Eddy|January 18, 2022 Find out who the association selected as its 2022 Grower of the Year and Leader of the Year.
Nationwide Project Going In Search of Better Berries By David Eddy|January 18, 2022 Initiative focusing on blueberries and cranberries is progressing toward its ultimate goal, identifying the DNA markers for fruit quality.
More Exemptions Being Proposed for Gene-Edited Crops By Kenong Xu|January 17, 2022 Minus exogenesis DNA elements, those crops are considered fundamentally different from classic GMOs.
USDA Stepping up to the Plate for Huge Table Grape Purchase Posted by Growing Produce Staff|January 14, 2022 Government agency to buy $30 million in domestically grown fruit as part of its 2022 Food Purchase and Distribution Program.
Feeling a Cooldown? 2021 Was the Planet’s 6th Warmest on Record Posted by Paul Rusnak|January 14, 2022 Scientists crunch the temperatures on another wild weather year.
Western Growers To Develop Next-Gen Ag Workers Curriculum Posted by David Eddy|January 12, 2022 Group awarded $750,000 grant to provide 2,750 students with critical real-world ag tech training as part of the new program.
Hey Fruit Growers: Here’s To Squeezing the Most Out of 2022 By Thomas Skernivitz|January 11, 2022 American Fruit Grower Senior Editor Tom Skernivitz has a good feeling about the New Year that is now upon the fruit-growing industry. Find out why.
A Solution To Fending off Leafhoppers in Stone Fruit By Thomas Skernivitz|January 11, 2022 Cherry growers, plagued by X-disease, can turn to insecticides and particle films to fight vectors.
Mystified by the Spotted Lanternfly? Scientists Cut Through All the Lore By Penn State News|January 10, 2022 Penn State Extension experts help clear up several falsehoods about the prolific pest.
New Pathogens are the Culprit for More California Walnut Mold By Kathie Taylor|January 10, 2022 UC Davis investigates causes and management considering increasing rates of walnut mold.
What To Know About the New International Fresh Produce Association By Greenhouse Grower|January 6, 2022 Learn more about this organization forged under the leadership of the previous United Fresh Produce Association and Produce Marketing Association.
What Fruit Growers Can Do To Start Off With Success in 2022 By Thomas Skernivitz|January 4, 2022 What do successful growers do in January that others don’t? Our all-star lineup of advisors provides answers to that question.
Are You in Need of Orchard Equipment? Act Now By Thomas Skernivitz|January 4, 2022 Manufacturers encourage growers to plan and purchase ASAP, with possible price hikes.
Scientists Taking Next Steps To Stop Deadly Citrus Disease By UC Riverside News|January 3, 2022 New, collaborative research project aims for the root of growers’ problems by breeding fruit tolerant to HLB.
‘Containergeddon’ at Ports Cost California Farmers $2.1 Billion Posted by David Eddy|January 3, 2022 New research estimates losses of a half-billion just to nut growers, and points to congestion and inefficiencies.
New Zealand and Spain Release First ‘Hot-Climate’ Apple By David Eddy|January 3, 2022 The small country that’s big in apple development has collaborated with Spanish researchers and growers in producing fruit tailored for rising temperatures.
