Cherries harvested as berries
A Utah researcher joins others who want to change how cherries are grown and harvested.
Montana cherry growers save the best till last
For many years, Montana sweet cherries were marketed as the tail end of the Washington State crop, not having much of an identity of their own. But more recently, growers in Montana have worked to project a better image of what they think are better cherries and to get a better price for them.
Fixing H-2A
Agricultural Employers new president Fred Leitz sees it as top priority.
New way with H-2A
Organizations work out ways to make H-2A labor program more user-friendly.
Labor flow changes direction
Changes in Mexico are reducing the pool of workers available to U.S. growers.
Videos teach precision crop load management
Cornell University has posted three new videos on YouTube that explain how to do—and the benefits of—precision crop load management.
New cools of the trade
Secondary chillers are replacing conventional storage cooling systems.
Branching experiment results in more feathers
Treatments with Promalin or MaxCel put more branches on young apple trees.
Beating the competition to help new plantings
In young orchards, good weed control is essential for fast, early growth and high yields.
Automated pruning with robotics
Robots can follow pruning rules as well as humans, but a key was writing the rules.