Cherry Rootstock and Training Decisions: Thoughts for the 2020s By Gregory Lang|December 22, 2020 The question remains: Why haven't more growers turned to orchards that are more readily harvested from the ground? 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
UFO is a Completely Different Way to Grow Peaches By Christina Herrick|December 3, 2018 Father and son duo experience challenges and rewards with growing high-density peaches in a system most notably in sweet cherries.
Young Grower’s Apple Training Shows Innovation and Investment By Christina Herrick|February 19, 2018 Jimmy Zingler looks over a young planting of ‘Aztec Fuji’ and says “We’ve put a lot of investment […]
How to Choose the Right Sweet Cherry Training System By Gregory Lang|January 31, 2018 When it comes to cherry production, there is not a single choice that is the best in every situation.
What Will Be the Next Generation of Cherry Canopies? By Gregory Lang|August 29, 2017 Take a look at what the future has in store for NC-140 Sweet Cherry Canopy Architecture and Rootstock Trials.
Seeing the World’s Best Orchards Firsthand Through IFTA By David Eddy|August 2, 2017 Both American Fruit Grower® and Western Fruit Grower® magazines’ Apple Grower of the YearSM Rod Farrow, and the man from whom […]
Multiple Leader Training Optimizes Sweet Cherry Labor Efficiency By Gregory Lang|June 4, 2017 The final intensive training system to be examined in the North American NC-140 Sweet Cherry Canopy Architecture and […]
Take a Close Look at Super Spindle Axe By Gregory Lang|January 28, 2017 Fruiting walls can help tame the vigor of early cropping systems.
Cherry Training Systems From Traditional To Transformative By Gregory Lang|October 28, 2016 Early and sustained yields can be achieved with upright fruiting offshoots system.
Where Site And Growing System Meet In The Vineyard By Christina Herrick|September 26, 2016 Vineyard manager uses growing systems to control vigor of winegrape varieties.
Take A Closer Look At The Tall Spindle Axe Training System By Gregory Lang|July 26, 2016 One of the more traditional three-dimensional canopies, Tall Spindle Axe data shows consistent early and sustained yields.
Cracks In Your Orchard’s Infrastructure Expose Bigger Flaws By James R. McFerson|April 28, 2016 Modern blocks can increase your production, but if your training system is shoddy, you could see major losses.
How To Avoid Pitfalls In Peach Tree Training By Bill Shane|April 26, 2016 Decisions made about training early in the orchard can impact your tree’s survival and ultimate decline.
How Canopy Structures Can Affect Sweet Cherry Productivity By Gregory Lang|August 31, 2015 We have previously explored orchard cover technologies to modify climatic risks in sweet cherry production, such as rain-cracking […]
Peach Training Systems Aren’t One-Size-Fits-All By Christina Herrick|February 27, 2015 Although pedestrian, ladderless orchards are increasing in California, growers in Pennsylvania are opting for tall V-training systems.
