Netting Proves Effective in Putting Cherry Pests in Their Place

Helter-skelter foraging traits of wild bees improve honeybees’ pollination contribution.

Justin Finkler of Riveridge Land Co. in Michigan turns to rain covers and bird netting to safeguard his orchard returns.

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.

Cherry growers, plagued by X-disease, can turn to insecticides and particle films to fight vectors.

The precise development and simplification of fruiting units results in the most efficient canopy structure for harvest.

‘Sweet Cherries,’ co-authored by American Fruit Grower and Western Fruit Grower columnist Gregory Lang, caters to both new growers and seasoned pros.

The question remains: Why haven’t more growers turned to orchards that are more readily harvested from the ground?

Sweet cherry grower Mike Omeg shares his soil management program — and how it’s delivering big returns.

Part of legislation broadens window of trade-mitigation relief for farmers earning more than $900,000 on average.

A new disorder called slip-skin is challenging sweet cherry management in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.

Label expansion allows for longer blossom window.

Researchers are finding a multi-pronged approach to pollinators give both sweet and tart cherry growers the best results.

Take a look at what the future has in store for NC-140 Sweet Cherry Canopy Architecture and Rootstock Trials.

Dave Jones, Extension Educator with Michigan State University, says growers are well accustomed to monitoring and thinking ahead.

But the tart cherry crop is forecasted to drop nearly one-quarter from 2016.

The King family sees dwarfing high-density system as the future of their sweet cherry production.

German researchers hope to identify root causes of rain-induced problem.