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Fuji harvest in a Riveridge Produce V-trellis block in Grant, Michigan, October 2023. A Michigan State University cost-of-production study reported harvest makes up 36 percent of an average Michigan farm’s production costs. (Matt Milkovich/Good Fruit Grower)

Penciling out profitable plantings

February 10, 2026
Corollas of a southern highbush blueberry plant infected with Botrytis cinerea. Freeze-damaged blueberry bushes are more susceptible to the fungal pathogen. (Courtesy Phil Harmon/University of Florida)

Southeast U.S. fruit growers fighting freeze damage; webinar and resources available

February 6, 2026
Michigan State University viticulture professor Paolo Sabbatini recommended cane pruning in two passes during a Great Lakes EXPO educational session. He suggested leaving extra canes early in the season, as insurance, then selecting the most viable canes later in the season. (Courtesy Paolo Sabbatini/Michigan State University)

Rethinking the rules for various vineyard regions

February 5, 2026
A Kwik Lok labeling machine that can print custom QR and UPC barcodes on bag closure labels at the company’s Yakima, Washington, facility in December. The company debuted the machine and its labels at the 2025 International Fresh Produce Association show in October. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower illustration)

Produce labels of the future

January 29, 2026
A worker thins peach fruitlets by hand in a Michigan Fruit Ridge orchard in June 2021. According to a Michigan State University study, hand thinning costs Michigan peach growers about $3 per tree. Growers and researchers are trialing mechanical and chemical methods in hopes of finding a cheaper method. (Matt Milkovich/Good Fruit Grower)

Getting a hand on peach production costs

January 27, 2026
A 1995 International Fruit Tree Association (known then as the Dwarf Fruit Tree Association) tour attendee takes pictures of orchards in South Tyrol in northern Italy. IFTA’s international tours showcase fruit-growing methods around the world. (Good Fruit Grower archive photo)

Still growing, still learning with IFTA

January 14, 2026

A positive latitude for Ontario wine grapes

January 14, 2026
Greenhouse assistant Khila Calhoun breaks up soil for seedling plantings in July at the MBG Marketing/Berry Blue breeding and nursery facility in Grand Junction, Michigan. (Matt Milkovich/Good Fruit Grower)

Michigan breeder making better blueberries

December 23, 2025
A new variety hangs blue and ripe at a blueberry nursery in Grand Junction, Michigan, during an MBG Marketing field day in July. Blueberry growers will double their promotion assessment to help the U.S. industry keep up with rapidly increasing global supply. (Matt Milkovich/Good Fruit Grower)

A vote for boosting blueberries

December 22, 2025

Michigan hort society gives Bodtke and Rothwell Distinguished Service Awards

December 10, 2025