After years of trialing and testing in its Yakima Valley, WA, evaluation blocks, Brandt’s Fruit Trees is now offering the unique stone fruit.

Apple grower Steve Thome and Extension Specialist Bill Shane, a former American Fruit Grower columnist, receive awards of distinction.

Food keys the good life in Italy. Participants of special industry event find a country where farmers’ produce is treasured.

With a focus on flavor, CEO Andy Higgins is excited about constructing a campus for breeders in the San Joaquin Valley.

Bob Dickey “just loved farming peaches.”

The early bird gets the worm with grant program. Learn more about what’s known as ‘SWEEP.’

High-density, labor-efficient production systems are the future for growers.

Producers who have made the transition to high density have something in common they don’t share with fellow growers — and it isn’t horticultural.

California’s HMC Farms has discovered some major benefits, such as attracting increasingly scarce labor.

Learn how these growers go to the max with a high-density approach.

Profitable peach production in the Buckeye State takes dedication, faith, stubbornness, and lots of luck.

First-year trees give the cherry-growing community something to get excited about.

Despite valiant efforts to protect Oregon’s sweet cherry crop, last year’s heat dome was simply too hot to handle.

USDA crop forecast comes in 27% less than last year. Learn why.

Studies tout benefits of high-frequency, low-duration irrigation during canopy growth and foliar applications of urea in the fall.

However, the state’s 656 million pounds still ranked third in the U.S.

Clemson Extension specialists work with growers to determine damage from recent extreme weather.

As Pacific Northwest researchers march toward long-term management, wild parasitoids have already arrived in Washington state.

Five years after their start, the NC140 rootstock trials are providing valuable data while prompting the development of appropriate training techniques.