The ‘Bartlett Paradox’: Will the Popular Pear Variety Join the High-Density Club? By Thomas Skernivitz|April 4, 2023 While high-density pear trees thrive for Pennsylvania grower Clair Kauffman, the fruit’s most popular variety isn’t in the mix. Not yet at least. Read More
The Hidden Margin Leak Between Projected and Actual Harvest Dates By Muhammad Abdullah, Folio3 Agtech|June 2, 2026
New Round of USDA Aid for Specialty Crops Good News for California Walnuts By California Walnut Commission|June 1, 2026
Why a Leap of Faith Is Paying off for Some Stone Fruit Growers By David Eddy|September 27, 2022 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.
How This Farm Operation Is Still Growing Strong With High-Density Peaches By David Eddy|September 19, 2022 California’s HMC Farms has discovered some major benefits, such as attracting increasingly scarce labor.
How Bittner-Singer Orchards Bucks Tradition With Its Peach Plantings By Thomas Skernivitz|September 6, 2022 Learn how these growers go to the max with a high-density approach.
Why Moving to Mechanization in Stone Fruit is a Risky Business By David Eddy|October 24, 2018 With no end to the labor shortage, two stone fruit growers are embarking on a perilous but necessary journey.
Orchard Systems Matter With Mechanization By Christina Herrick|May 29, 2016 “It takes years to turn orchards from a big, wild 3-D tree to a narrow canopy — a […]
Using Micro Sprayers For Research In Apples By Christina Herrick|November 18, 2013 Research manager with Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizers studies effects of fertility program on Gala and Honeycrisp in a high-density orchard.
