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Auvil: Are you ready for automated harvests?

February 28, 2017
A typical pear planting in the Ceres growing area, located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, is shown during an Interpera Congress tour in November. Trees are typically planted 5 feet apart, with 13 feet between rows, on mounded soil with vigorous rootstock. The training targets a fruit wall. (Courtesy Bob Gix)

Gix: Pear industry unites

February 28, 2017
Researchers collect apples for analysis after treatment in a split dump tank system. (Courtesy Ines Hanrahan)

Woods: Food safety answers

February 23, 2017
the researchers smoked post-veraison Riesling grapes the first night of the trial. They carefully selected clusters at different time intervals through the 18-hour marathon, wrapped them in aluminum foil, then bagged them in coolers before taking them to the university winery the next day. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Hansen: A focus on wine research

February 8, 2017
Chase shows the proper level of air space that should remain in a testing container when sampling water. The inside of sampling containers must not come in contact with possible contaminants, such as equipment or foliage. Also, don’t touch the inside of the bottle or cap. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Hanrahan: Food safety questions and answers

January 20, 2017

Year after year, the striking images on our covers live on

January 19, 2017
Pears in Parker

Moffitt: All pears, all the time

January 13, 2017
Photos courtesy of Pear Bureau Northwest A boy chomps into a pear slice at a stop in China along the USA Pear Road Show, a promotion of Pear Bureau Northwest. In a routine vote, growers in Washington and Oregon are being asked to approve continuing the marketing order that allows such generic promotions. (Courtesy Pear Bureau Northwest)

Moffitt: All pears, all the time

January 7, 2017
Cidermaker Marcus Robert at Tieton Cider Works' cider orchard in Yakima, Washington in 2014. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower file photo)

Robert: More cider apples are needed to meet soaring demand

December 22, 2016
This chart identities the five key phases of a new technology’s life cycle and can be used to assess the risk of investing in the technology. (Source: gartner.com)

Tree fruit technology roadmap : Hort Show Preview

November 30, 2016