Minimal pruning has maximum benefits
Kevin Day describes the minimal pruning technique to IFTA members. By doing minimal pruning in the first two years, one
First Bite
How does one start a perennial fruit crop? By planting it into the ground. The soil. That is where it
No progress in talks with China
Access to China for more U.S. apple varieties and fresh pears were topics on the agenda at the U.S.–China Plant
Pros and cons of the low dollar
Although the low value of the dollar is making U.S. goods seem like good value to overseas buyers, it's making
Bitter pit causes are complex
Symptoms of bitter pit include dark sunken pits on the surface of the fruit and corky brown tissue. (Good
Fertilizer sticker shock
Just like motorists filling up their cars with gas, orchardists are experiencing sticker shock as they buy their fertilizers and
N-P-K: What's in the bag?
The three numbers separated by hyphens on a fertilizer bag indicate the percentage of nitrogen, phosphate, and potash, respectively, that
Byproduct tested as fertilizer
Scientists looking for new uses of ethanol byproducts have discovered that distillers dried grains (DDGs) have potential as an environmentally
Industry opposes fumigation buffer
The tree fruit industry is urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency not to require buffer zones around orchards when they
Searching for resistance to nematodes
Resistant rootstock may be the only real answer in replant situations.