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With pruning a cherry tree for the KGB system, “you raise poles, you don’t raise the branches inside,” says Gipp Redman. “To control the rate of vigor you have to have enough upright leaders. The problem with KGB is we get greedy and don’t make the cuts. You’ve gotta make these cuts to slow the tree down and get the tree thinking about producing fruit.” (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower photo illustration)

Oregon cherry recovery

February 12, 2016
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Consumers will not tire of new varieties, Washington grower tells IFTA conference

February 10, 2016

IFTA growers feel the big chill in Grand Rapids

February 10, 2016
Harold Thome, center, is honored with the Hall of Fame Award in Grand Rapids on Feb. 8, 2016. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

IFTA honors industry leaders

February 8, 2016

MSU researcher to growers: fire blight is just “bad, bad, bad”

February 8, 2016

Growers visit plots of cherries and apples during IFTA conference

February 7, 2016

IFTA conference opens in Grand Rapids, celebrates “moneymaker” apple varieties

February 6, 2016

International cherry challenges

February 2, 2016

Fruit growers brace for potential drought … again

January 22, 2016
Gala apples from the 2015 season are harvested north of Wapato, Washington on August 13, 2015. Washington's applecrop was the third largest, coming in over 118 million boxes designated for fresh market. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Strong start for 2015 apple crop

January 6, 2016