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Organizations representing Montmorency cherries, the main variety of the U.S. tart cherry industry, are seeking new sales outlets, and Amy Cohn, new leader of the Cherry Marketing Institute and Cherry Industry Administrative Board, wants to lead the way. (Matt Milkovich/Good Fruit Grower)

A unified voice for tart cherry industry

May 21, 2025
Wunsch Farms managing partner Raul Gomez studies wood chips and soil in a high-density row of Honeycrisp trees last June. The Northwest Michigan farm uses wood chips as mulch to retain nutrients and moisture in the region’s sandy soils. (Matt Milkovich/Good Fruit Grower)

A century of change seeds a family farm’s success

May 21, 2025
From left, growers Joel Crist, Patrick Dorsing, Justin Finkler and Chalmers Carr discuss economic decision-making during the International Fruit Tree Association’s winter conference in Rochester, New York, in February. (Matt Milkovich/Good Fruit Grower)

Growing uncertainty for tree fruit producers

May 20, 2025
Plastic bags cover terminal leaders in a North Carolina orchard as part of North Carolina State University professor Tom Kon’s trials exploring ways to boost lateral branching. Bagging leaders in order to change the microclimate can induce branching and increase bearing surface, but Kon doesn’t recommend the method for commercial growers because it’s labor-intensive and bad for the environment. (Courtesy Tom Kon/North Carolina State University)

Calling a lateral on fruiting branches

May 14, 2025
Honeycrisp harvest in Moxee, Washington, in September. Plastic and cardboard padding in the bin and gentle handling are just some of the extra steps that go into producing Honeycrisp for the fresh market. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

High-cost Honeycrisp

May 8, 2025

Cold damage by degrees on Northeast apple trees

April 21, 2025

Studies dig into New York soil health

April 15, 2025

Protecting your ground for beneficial insects

April 7, 2025

New York’s horticulture heroes

April 3, 2025
Kruti Ravaliya, consumer safety officer with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, discusses federal water rules for produce safety during the U.S. Apple Association’s Outlook conference in Chicago in August.(Matt Milkovich/Good Fruit Grower)

Get wise about your water

April 2, 2025