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  • May 15th 2010 Issue
  • Story by Richard Lehnert

    • Exploring tunnels

    Research focuses on making the best use of expensive high tunnel space.

    To best use valuable space, Greg Lang planted rows close and trained trees tall and narrow into a fruiting wall. Above is the solid-set canopy delivery spray system that replaces conventional tractor-pulled sprayers. Dennis Hoxsie has both moral support and helpful advice from Dr. Greg Lang, the Michigan State University horticulturist who was bitten by the high tunnel bug six years ago and has been intensively researching them ever since. What Hoxsie wants to do—have high quality sweet cherries earlier than those around him—has been one of Lang’s goals as well. Lang began his research in 2005, when three multibay […]

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    Production, Cherries, Research, Richard Lehnert
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    Richard Lehnert
    After growing up on a Michigan dairy farm, Richard Lehnert began writing about farming in 1962, while still a junior studying journalism at Michigan State University. He worked at newspapers for a year before joining the staff of Michigan Farmer, where he spent 26 years, the last 15 as chief editor. He was a member of the staff of Good Fruit Grower from 2010 until 2015. Read his stories: Story Index
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