Growing The Eastern Organic Apple Is Possible By Christina Herrick|June 7, 2013 Organic apple growing has often been linked with the ideal conditions of Washington and California. However, growing organic […]Read More
Can Growing Citrus Under Protective Screen Save Florida’s Signature Crop? By Paul Rusnak|May 1, 2024
Limiting Bird Damage In Orchards By Brian Sparks|June 3, 2013 Fruit growers across the country face crop losses almost every year due to bird damage. Unlike most insect […]
Tips On Managing Pear Sawfly Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 1, 2013 The pear sawfly, commonly known as pearslug, is not a true slug but resembles one because it exudes […]
Precision Irrigation Management In Apples Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 1, 2013 Editor’s Note: This article was written by Terence Robinson ([email protected]), Alan Lakso, and Leo Dominquez in the Department […]
Kasumin Gets Section 18 For 2013 Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 23, 2013 For the fifth straight year, EPA has issued a Section 18 Specific Exemption for the use of Kasumin […]
Antibiotics Rejected For Fire Blight On Organic Apples, Pears Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 12, 2013 The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) rejected a petition Thursday to extend the expiration date for the use […]
New Apple Disease Found In Canada Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 9, 2013 The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has been notified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency […]
Call For Halt To Antibiotics On Apples, Pears Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 8, 2013 Consumers Union, the policy arm of Consumer Reports, Food & Water Watch, and the Center for Food Safety […]
Apple Growers Invest In Wind Turbines Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 1, 2013 Last year, Golden Harvest Farms in Kinderhook, NY, lost nearly 95% of its apple crop when an unseasonably […]
2013 Michigan Fruit Management Guide Available By Growing Produce Staff|March 4, 2013 The 2013 Michigan Fruit Management Guide offers effective pest control pointers for fruit crops. To control fruit pests, […]
Keeping Up With White Apple Leafhopper Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 22, 2013 The white apple leafhopper is the most common leafhopper found on apples in the Pacific Northwest. Until it […]
Tips On Tufted Apple Bud Moth By Growing Produce Staff|February 13, 2013 The tufted apple bud moth can be a tricky pest to manage, Larvae cut leaf petioles, causing the […]
New Plant Growth Regulator From Valent BioSciences By Growing Produce Staff|February 12, 2013 Valent BioSciences Corporation (VBC) has announced that the EPA has granted registration approval for PoMaxa Plant Growth Regulator […]
Sun Valley Orchards And VonThun Farms Recognized At Convention By Growing Produce Staff|February 12, 2013 Sun Valley Orchards and VonThun Farms were commended for contributions to New Jersey’s agriculture industry at the New […]
U.S. Pears Gain Access To China By Growing Produce Staff|January 28, 2013 China, which has been closed to U.S. pears, is expected to emerge as a top market for the […]
New Apple Variety Makes Its Debut By Growing Produce Staff|January 23, 2013 EverCrisp, a controlled cross of Honeycrisp and Fuji, was debuted during the “Apple Variety Update” from the Midwest […]
Reducing Frost Damage: Lessons Learned By Rosemary Gordon|January 23, 2013 The weather in 2012 was wacky, to say the least. First it warmed up — a lot — […]
Pink Lady Highlighting The Family Behind The Fruit By Growing Produce Staff|January 15, 2013 Pink Lady America (PLA) is starting the new year with a program designed to focus on those families […]
New Website Aids In Variety Selection By Win Cowgill|January 8, 2013 Win Cowgill of Rutgers University’s New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, and Jon Clements of the University of Massachusetts–Amherst, […]
Apple Industry Looks Ahead to 2013 By Nancy Foster|January 7, 2013 Goodbye 2012 — with your challenges from Mother Nature and the long election cycle that culminated with the […]