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Cabernet Franc grapes at Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery in Jordan, Ontario.

Winery taps into terroir and tourism

October 28, 2025
A pollinizer tree at the end of a row of Honeycrisp in a Kent City, Michigan, orchard.

A pollination puzzle

October 21, 2025
At Ridgeview Orchards in Conklin, Michigan, strips of reflective fabric in row middles or under trees help color hard-to-color apples, especially Honeycrisp.

RidgeFest reflections on apple quality

October 16, 2025
Rachael LeBlanc, research scientist and apple breeder at the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre in Ontario

Apples with appeal: Sweet, crisp and red

October 8, 2025
The International Fruit Tree Association 2025 Summer Study Tour visited orchards and other fruit operations in Ontario, Canada, in July

Canadian orchardists learning from experience

September 3, 2025
Trellised pear trees at The Fruit Wagon in Harrow, Ontario

Pear production learning curve

September 3, 2025
Researchers set up electrical resistivity tomography equipment in an apple orchard

Automation innovation for orchard irrigation

August 27, 2025
The invasive brown marmorated stink bug on an apple

From invasive to IPM

August 20, 2025
A Weed-It module attached to an all-terrain vehicle

High-tech hide and seek for weeds

August 5, 2025
Sue-Ann Staff, left, talks grape growing and winemaking on July 22 during the International Fruit Tree Association’s summer tour in Ontario, Canada. (Matt Milkovich/Good Fruit Grower)

Pears, grapes, strawberries and more round out IFTA’s Ontario tour

July 23, 2025