Fighting fire blight
Antibiotics and Apogee continue to top the list of control products.
Thinning without carbaryl
Darwin thinning followed by MaxCel application shows promise for Galas and Honeycrisps.
Growing with Pazazz
New York grower Dan Pettit shares his experience growing Honeybear Brands’ latest club variety.
Beating bitter pit in Honeycrisp
The key lies in combining foliar calcium sprays with reduced potassium fertilization.
Cornell looks for insects that may transmit fire blight bacteria
Matt Boucher hand collects bees from blossoms in an orchard infested with fire blight. Boucher is capturing bees and
FDA awards Pennsylvania $6.3 million FSMA grant
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture received a $6.3 million grant from the Food
Let there be light on pears
Two Washington pear growers try to bring light to lower canopies with trees on Y-trellises.
In the hunt for cold-hardy pears
A Vermont organic grower is evaluating 84 pear varieties as cold-hardy rootstock candidates.
The big push for a dwarfing rootstock
Amelanchier rootstock continues to exceed expectations, while cold-hardy quince candidates have been narrowed to 14 accessions.
The tech advantage of digital oversight – Video
Rick Howitt, right, monitors a small computer that records data collected from a Huron Fruit Systems platform during apple