Five Farms, One Message: Innovation Is Driving the Future of Tree Fruit

The 68th annual meeting of the International Fruit Tree Association (IFTA) featured a day-long tour of four western New York tree fruit orchards.

A trip to a ginseng farm brings a greater appreciation for tree fruit production.

Katie Schuld talks about how far the tree fruit sector has come and where it’s going.

Final day of International Fruit Tree Association’s Ontario Summer Tour in Canada featured a discussion of unexplained tree loss, innovation out of necessity, and entertaining consumers.

European style orchard plantings, new planting techniques, multileaders, and precision apple thinning are all topics during the International Fruit Tree Association’s summer tour in Ontario.

Wallace Heuser and his family have had a lasting impact on modern fruit production, one that’s important to acknowledge.

The future of tree fruit production will be a world of collaboration, incorporation, and real-time data says featured speakers at IFTA conference.

The first female president of the International Fruit Tree Association and the chairwoman of U.S. Apple Association’s Board of Directors talk about education and not missing opportunities in the apple industry.

Highlights of International Fruit Tree Association annual tour west of Rochester were bloom thinning, multileader production, and mechanical hedging.

Heuser was known for his instrumental role in the nationwide planting of fruit trees on dwarf rootstocks, and the founding of the (now) International Fruit Tree Association.

Event in Rochester, NY, includes two days of orchard tours and two days of educational sessions.

Attendees get an up-close look at two hallmarks of British Colombia fruit production — ‘Ambrosia’ and tight super spindle plantings.

IFTA summer tour-goers learn why Coral Beach Farms goes higher and higher in elevation to push production into the second week of September.

 The annual summer tour heads to the Okanagan Valley in Canada for tours of super-spindle plantings, sweet cherries, and of course, the popular ‘Ambrosia’ variety.

From innovation to cultural practices, there’s a lot to take away from my trip with IFTA to the North and South Islands.

With a focus on exports, apple breeders are seeking to capture the demand for red color and sweetness, while also hitting marks for storability and shipping.

Both American Fruit Grower® and Western Fruit Grower® magazines’ Apple Grower of the YearSM  Rod Farrow, and the man from whom […]

Hot temperatures, lack of precipitation, mechanization, and high density production systems were among the highlights of the International Fruit Tree Association’s annual study tour.

Post-conference tour takes growers to Traverse City to see tart cherry and apple plantings.