Are Robots The Future Of Grapevine Pruning? By Ann-Marie Jeffries|May 12, 2015 A new robotic pruner being developed uses cameras to build 3-D images that help it determine where to make pruning cuts.Read More
Wind Machine, Electric Pruners Donated To MSU Research Center By Growing Produce Staff|March 25, 2015 New equipment to help protect research blocks from frost damage and provide center with latest technology.
Grape Vine Pruning Workshop By Ann-Marie Jeffries|January 8, 2015 Learn proper pruning techniques at a hands-on workshop offered by the Finger Lakes Grape Program.
How To Train Young Walnut Trees By Bruce Lampinen | Janine Hasey|July 7, 2014 Compare minimum pruning and no pruning systems to make the best decision for your orchard.
Pruning, Close To Home For American Fruit Grower [Slideshow] Posted by Christina Herrick|May 4, 2014 Local fruit growers visit American Fruit Grower headquarters in Willoughby, OH, to help prune an orchard planted in a modified tatura trellis growing system.
Pruning Blueberries Is An Art Of Balance By Christina Herrick|March 5, 2014 Blueberry growers are often faced with a choice of highest quality or highest yield when it comes to pruning canes.
Thinning Florida Peaches For Larger Fruit By Mercy Olmstead|October 26, 2013 Size can’t be achieved with overloaded trees.
Sharpen Your Cherry Pruning Strategies Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 19, 2013 Cherry growers Nathan Milburn and Justin Weaver compare cherry pruning strategies during the IFTA 2013 Study Tour. [mmw-video […]
Apple Thinning Pointers For 2013 Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 21, 2013 Michigan State University offers guidelines to help you make good apple thinning decisions. This year, apple thinning season […]
Making Thinning An Exact Science By Christina Herrick|May 7, 2013 Pullquote: “We think it’s a pretty nice, simple, effective little technology to give hand thinning a scientific basis.” […]
A Blackberry Pruning Method For High-Flavor Thorny and Thornless Varieties By Charlie O'Dell|May 6, 2013 Annual late winter pruning of blackberries to remove the old two-year canes that fruited the past summer involves […]
Mechanized Winegrape Pruning Pays Posted by Christina Herrick|July 9, 2012 Rising costs of hand labor for vineyard canopy management in California have prompted many winegrape growers — especially […]
New Tool Makes Annual Berry Pruning Easy By Charlie O'Dell|May 8, 2012 Recently, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to field-test newer electronic hand-held pruners from Pellenc America, Inc. […]
Taking A Hard Look At Whither Pruning Almonds By David Eddy|February 1, 2008 Almond growers have traditionally pruned their trees, and the practice went unquestioned for many years. Perhaps it was […]