A new way to apply chemicals
Results look promising for solid-set canopy system delivery.
Trials to improve cider tannins and harvesting
For some cider makers, tannins are the holy grail of the cider business. Without tannins and fermentation, hard cider is
Cider apple variety shortage
The four apples pictured here in grower Steve Wood’s hands are, clockwise from the bottom right, Dabinett, Ellis Bitter,
Two growers weigh in on cider apple varieties
Tieton Cider Works' "Hilltop Cider" orchard in Yakima, Wash., in 2014.(TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower) Two key growers in
Organic control of SWD
Organic researchers are evaluating various kinds of materials to separate insects from fruit, such as this netting in a
SWD – How to stop a proliferate pest?
Growers and researchers are struggling in efforts to control the spread of spotted wing drosophila.
Researchers crack the case on why cherries crack
Too much water is a known cause of cherry cracking, but malic acid is a newly identified culprit.
Making the most of cidermania
Marketers changing strategies to meet growing consumer demand.
Bringing workers north to Canada
Canadian farm labor program reaches 50-year milestone.
Cornell starts up new solar project
Cornell University’s new Sutton Road Solar Farm is online. Sutton Road Solar Farm. (Courtesy Rob Way/NYSAES) The 2-megawatt