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The pattern on the wing of the European cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cerasi, can be used to distinguish it from native fruit flies. (Courtesy Steve Paiero, University of Guelph)

European Cherry Fruit Fly found in NY

October 16, 2017
Tim Weidert walks through one of many Weidert Farm crop circles that have been converted from wheat to mustard, near Touchet, Washington in September, 2017. Weidert planted mustard two years ago and has been tilling it into the soil to serve the next owner as a natural fumigant. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

For sale: huge tract in prime Walla Walla location

October 11, 2017
The value of Harvista in preventing drop in McIntosh apples is illustrated in these October, 2013 photos from an field trial by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. This tree was treated with Harvista three weeks before the photo was taken and the untreated tree, below, was not. (Courtesy Jennifer DeEll)

High hopes for Harvista

October 5, 2017
Thom Betts adjusts the display on the map of productivity zones in his harvester as he collects samples of unripe grapes to make accurate crop load estimates in his family’s Westfield, New York, Concord vineyards. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

Tools for counting the crop

September 20, 2017

Growers in pursuit of precision agriculture

September 19, 2017
Washington State University researcher Louis Nottingham collects honeydew samples from Bartlett pear trees at the university test block in Wenatchee, Washington, on July 19, 2017. Nottingham is studying the effectiveness of reflective coverings to combat pear psylla. He says methods for collecting and measuring effectiveness has been part of the challenge, such as creating collection dishes that hang from trees. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Sustainable and less sticky solutions for pear psylla

September 14, 2017
This map shows stem water potential, which is used to determine vines’ seasonal water stress, in a Sonoma, California, wine grape vineyard. (Courtesy Kaan Kurtural)

The high-tech promise of hands-off

August 29, 2017
Sunburn bleaching in Granny Smith apples. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower, Washington State University, Washington State Tree Fruit Research Commission)

Sunburn and sunscald: Beware the warning signs

August 14, 2017
Irrigation is delivered directly to the root zone at varying depths with PVC pipes. Researchers hope that they can find the right level of water stress to keep vines and roots healthy but control canopy growth. (Courtesy Pete Jacoby)

Study pushes limits of deficit irrigation

July 24, 2017
Mario Miranda Sazo, right, and Jaume Lordan, both from Cornell University, discuss the need for irrigation in high-density apple systems in an organic GoldRush block at Bittner-Singer Farm in Appleton, New York. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

Lake Ontario Tour shows wide range of New York tree fruit farming

July 12, 2017