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This young apple tree in an orchard block at Penn State University was killed by a mysterious disorder known as Rapid Apple Decline. Researchers across the Northeast are teaming up to investigate the cause of the decline, which is identified by necrosis starting near the graft union that quickly kills young, dwarf trees. (Courtesy Kari Peter)

What’s killing these trees?

March 29, 2017
A honey bee visits a yellow coneflower (Ratibida pinnata). (Courtesy Logan Rowe)

How busy are your bees?

March 21, 2017
The difference between warm (2015) and cool (2011) years has big impacts on vineyard management, from timing of bloom and harvest to making efficient use of your workforce and controlling pests. (Chart shows accumulated growing degree days measured at research vineyard in Prosser, Washington) Source: Washington State University Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center

Following your vines, not your calendar, makes for more successful vineyards

March 20, 2017

Mulch madness at Oregon soil workshop

March 16, 2017

Wasps released to eat stink bug eggs

March 15, 2017

Using genetics to create “a birth control pill” for moths

March 8, 2017
(iStock images/Jared Johnson/Good Fruit Grower illustration)

The GMO debate gets more complicated

February 28, 2017
Crispr chart Jared Johnson/Good Fruit Grower illustration

Cutting-edge technique to keep pathogens away

February 28, 2017
The second generation of apple trees bred with resistance to blue mold from a wild ancestor are growing in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory in Kearneysville, West Virginia. DNA tests developed through RosBREED and apples genetically engineered to flower early are helping researchers introduce the disease resistance into high-quality cultivars faster. (Courtesy Jay Norelli, USDA Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory)

Taming traits from the wild genome

February 28, 2017

Understanding the click pruning technique – Video

February 15, 2017