Win/Win For Growers and Pickers: New Weighing System Released By David Eddy|October 2, 2015 FairWeigh unit is designed to pay pickers for exactly what they pick. Read More
Outbreak Update: How Restaurants Are Reassuring Customers About Lettuce By Carol Miller|August 2, 2026
Blueberry Boost Accelerator Continues to Grow New Innovators in Food By U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council|August 1, 2026
Agriculture Labor Reform Now: A Long Overdue Lifeline for the Potato Industry By Mike Wenkel, National Potato Council|July 31, 2026
Liquid Clay Product Shows up Big in Romaine Lettuce Field Trials Posted by Growing Produce Staff|July 31, 2026
Feared Peach Pest Found In California By David Eddy|September 29, 2015 Just one find so far, but an infestation could be disastrous for the U.S. stone fruit industry.
Study: Peaches Preferred By Younger Consumers Posted by Paul Rusnak|September 21, 2015 Common among most respondents is the desire for tasty fruit with a melting texture.
East Oregon Cherry Crop Bit Again By Fall Frost Posted by Christina Herrick|September 15, 2015 “Nobody expected this,” cherry grower Vern Rodighiero told the East Oregonian following a freeze last November. “We’ll just […]
Titan Farms And Grocer Donate More 34,000 Pounds Of Peaches To Food Bank Posted by Christina Herrick|September 14, 2015 Harris Teeter and its vendor Titan Farms donated more than 34,000 pounds of peaches to North Carolina food […]
How Canopy Structures Can Affect Sweet Cherry Productivity By Gregory Lang|August 31, 2015 We have previously explored orchard cover technologies to modify climatic risks in sweet cherry production, such as rain-cracking […]
Technology Helping To Bring That “Fresh-Picked” Peach To Consumers By Christina Herrick|August 26, 2015 Imagine what it’s like to pick a fresh peach off of a tree in an orchard. The smell, […]
Northwest Cherry Growers Release Preliminary Season Report Posted by Christina Herrick|August 25, 2015 Northwest Cherry Growers (NWCG) report a preliminary shipped crop total of 20.52 million boxes. The record for June […]
Oregon Cherry Grower Announces Advancement In Modified Atmosphere Packaging Posted by Christina Herrick|August 24, 2015 View Fresh, a modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) system owned by Orchard View Farms of The Dalles, OR, announces the […]
Scientist Has Sights On Shooting Down Spotted Wing Drosophila Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 14, 2015 Study helps flush out possible biological control for dreaded fruit pest.
Copper Injury And Bacterial Spot Are Easily Confused Posted by Christina Herrick|August 4, 2015 In her latest bulletin for tree fruit growers, Kari Peter of Penn State University Extension says it is easy to […]
The Strong Staying Power Of The Redhaven Name In Peaches By Bill Shane|July 31, 2015 People tend to be nostalgic about peach varieties, but the switch of varieties grown by a region happens […]
Natural Product Helps Prevent Cherry Cracking By Christina Herrick|July 28, 2015 Cherry cracking can be devastating to a grower. One day before harvest, everything looks beautiful. Then, it rains, and […]
Stone Fruit Rots Rampant In East Posted by Christina Herrick|July 21, 2015 The incidents of fruit rots in both sweet and tart cherries and peaches and nectarines are quite high […]
Wildfires Damage Washington Fruit Businesses Posted by Richard Jones|June 29, 2015 More than 1,000 people have been forced to evacuate as a fast-moving wildfire swept into Wenatchee, WA, on […]
Finding A Cold-Hardy Peach Variety Is Not That Easy By Christina Herrick|June 26, 2015 Peach trees and cold temperatures don’t mix. Just ask growers in the Midwest and East as they are […]
Stemilt To Release New Cherry Variety Called Skylar Rae Posted by Christina Herrick|June 16, 2015 Skylar Rae, is a a new, bicolored cherry variety that is said to have the highest sugar levels […]
Yeasts Found On Plum Surfaces May Protect Against Pathogens By Sharon Durham|June 16, 2015 Some naturally occurring yeasts may be useful for protecting stone fruits against pathogens that attack after harvest. Scientists […]
New Herbicide From Syngenta Receives EPA Registration Posted by Christina Herrick|June 4, 2015 Syngenta’s new Broadworks herbicide is the first HPPD inhibitor approved by the EPA in tree nuts, citrus, and […]
Potential New Peach Disease In California By Helga Förster | James E. Adaskaveg|May 28, 2015 Last year, disease levels were very low in the cling peach growing districts of California. Still, several diseases […]
