Nye wins Michigan hort society’s service award
The Michigan State Horticultural Society gave a distinguished service award to Ken Nye, who retired earlier this year after 37
Changing of the guard at Summit
Wally Heuser’s nursery and variety management companies have new owners.
Michigan apple queen crowned during Expo
Mary Stoll has been crowned the 2015 Michigan Apple Queen, and Madison Rasch is first runner-up. They were crowned during
Engelsma’s Apple Barn Wins 18th Annual Cider Contest
Jim and Becky Engelsma and their daughter, Bridget, of Engelsma’s Apple Barn in Walker, took first place in the 18th
Distinguished Service Award: Harold Thome
The Thome family poses for a portrait. The new building in the background will house CA storage rooms next
A tale of two harvesters
Two ladderless apple harvest machines vie for grower approval. They are now for sale.
Organic fruit attracts customers
Steve Tennes Steve Tennes, who operates the Country Mill orchard and farm market at Charlotte, Michigan, became convinced
Understanding how tart cherry trees work is key to quality and cost control
Ask an orchard manager, just how good a job do you have to do to keep it producing high quality fruit year after year?
Not all consumers opposed to GMOs
How to measure the activism and attitudes regarding GMOs.
Automated trap simplifies research
Peter McGhee explains how pictures of sticky traps can be examined on a computer. (Courtesy SemiosBio Technologies Inc.)