New Stemless Cherry Website Launched Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 23, 2011 In order to remain competitive in the global market, the world’s biggest sweet cherry producers have banded together […]Read More
What You Need To Know about New Final Rule That Protects Farmworkers Posted by Growing Produce Staff|April 26, 2024
Stone Fruit: Diversifying Your Fruit Portfolio By Desmond R. Layne|December 30, 2010 In the financial world, investors range from risk takers to those who are risk averse. Some may invest […]
Stink Bug Destroys Half Of Pennsylvania’s Peach Crop By Growing Produce Staff|October 11, 2010 Stink bugs have been a huge problem this season, and one grower in Pennsylvania lost $10,000 worth of […]
Success With High Tunnels In Cherries By Ann-Marie Jeffries|September 13, 2010 There’s a lot of buzz lately about high tunnel growing, and not just for tomatoes and brambles. An […]
Cornell Researchers Attack Plum Pox By Growing Produce Staff|September 10, 2010 Last year, 15 trees in New York tested positive for plum pox virus, and more than 30 acres […]
Everything About Peaches Website By Desmond R. Layne|September 10, 2010 Beginning in 2010, I joined a team of scientists on a new federally funded four-year project through the […]
Opinion: Peachy Keen On This Crop By Lisa Lochridge|August 1, 2010 A spring field day on alternative crops put on by the Mid-Florida Citrus Foundation drew a big crowd […]
Stone Fruit: Whose (Intellectual) Property Is It Anyway? By Desmond R. Layne|July 7, 2010 I remember as a young boy in the early 1970s being with my parents and my grandmother […]
Release Of Peach Genome Sequence Has Long-Term Benefits By Brian Sparks|July 7, 2010 There are some instances in which major developments take place in the fruit industry, but the full benefits […]
How To Pick The Best Peach By Growing Produce Staff|June 22, 2010 As part of a federal grant, Clemson University associate professor of pomology (and American Fruit Grower columnist) Desmond […]
GAPs Are Important In Stone Fruit By Desmond R. Layne|May 5, 2010 The reputation of your fruit business and its long-term viability can be influenced by many factors. Customers who […]
Online Exclusive: Live From China By Desmond R. Layne|May 3, 2010 Days 13 and 14 (May 1 & 2, 2010) I arrived in Beijing around 9 pm on April […]
Harvesting Stem-Free Sweet Cherries Mechanically By Tracie Arnold|April 1, 2010 As a kid, you may remember watching the film “2001: Space Odyssey.” That year seemed so far away in […]
Battling Disease In Stone Fruit By James E. Adaskaveg|April 1, 2010 Powdery mildew of peach and nectarine occurs worldwide, but is most damaging in semi-arid growing areas. The disease […]
Truth In Produce Advertising By Desmond R. Layne|March 4, 2010 The Federal Trade Commission (www.ftc.gov) guides all businesses on the topic of “truth in advertising.” According to the […]
Organic Tree Fruit Association Provides A New Voice By Brian Sparks|March 4, 2010 Growers of organic tree fruit have a new organization working on their behalf. The Organic Tree Fruit Association […]
Oregon’s Largest Cherry Grower Welcomes Challenges By David Eddy|March 1, 2010 As a vice president for one of the biggest cherry growing operations in the U.S., Orchard View Farms, Ken […]
National Peach Council Recognizes Breeder Paul Friday Posted by Christina Herrick|February 19, 2010 Peach breeder Paul Friday of Flamin’ Fury Peaches in Coloma, MI, was recently recognized by the National Peach […]
Vexing Viruses In Stone Fruit By Ann-Marie Jeffries|February 2, 2010 Viruses can be devastating to an orchard. But understanding how they work can be the key to averting […]
Cherry Stem Retention By Ann-Marie Jeffries|February 1, 2010 Pretty please with a cherry on top? Fruity drinks and ice cream sundaes just aren’t complete without that […]
