According to UsingEnglish.com, the idiom “Ahead of the curve” has the following definition: “Similar to ‘ahead of the […]
There’s no contesting that the past year has been a challenging one for many stone fruit growers. Reduced acreage […]
Michigan growers are being forced by federal regulations to destroy about a million pounds of cherries, reports www.UpNorthLive.com. […]
USDA projects that Wisconsin will yield 4.0 million barrels of cranberries during the 2009 fall harvest. If that […]
According to National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecasts, U.S. sweet cherry production is at 749 million pounds, a […]
I have noted before in this column that China produces roughly 45% of the world’s peaches (2007 production of […]
Peach growers and consumers now have two new sweet, juicy, yellow-flesh peaches to add to their list of […]
A new, potentially serious pest of sweet cherries showed up recently in ripening cherries in Northern California orchards. […]
One of the San Joaquin Valley’s best-known fresh fruit companies suddenly shut down this past week, the Associated […]
UF Tropic Beauty: Fruit ripens at the end of April and holds on the tree better than most […]
If you are like many commercial fruit growers I know, you are always looking for that new “bullet-proof” cultivar […]
Back in 2005, the state identified 18 citrus trees positive for canker in Ralph Chamberlain’s grove near Punta […]
Newly developed varieties of peaches that grow well in Florida’s subtropical climate will enable consumers to enjoy fresh […]
Can the application of fall foliar nitrogen improve yields in tart and sweet cherries? This is one of […]
Adament 50 WG fungicide (tebuconazole and trifloxystrobin, Bayer CropScience) has been registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency […]
Lynn Long, an Oregon State University (OSU) Extension horticulturist in The Dalles, OR, has made a few trips […]
The National Peach Council (NPC) is under the service of a new managing director. Kay Rentzel, who currently […]
Washington tree fruit companies are anxiously awaiting a new Homeland Security rule that they say could disrupt about […]
One common coffee house question this time of year in fruit and nut growing regions is “Is it […]