February 15th 2008 Issue

Dr. Cynthia Thomson, registered dietician, advocates that people eat whole fruits and vegetables for health and nutrition instead of relying

Many of the apple and pear cultivars grown today are susceptible or highly susceptible to fireblight.   Fireblight, caused by

xCan it really pay to grow organic apples in the upper Midwest in a climate that encourages diseases that are

• From 1997–2005, Michigan's certified organic cropland increased by 166 percent; the United States as a whole increased 63 percent

Spent peppermint and spearmint hay left over after distillation is finding good use in several Washington State organic fruit orchards.

Roy and Theo Thornton sold their Okanogan County apples under two of their own labels, Britevale and Thornton's. Operating their

Glomerella leaf spot causes irregular spots on the leaves and can defoliate an orchard by harvest. Glomerella is showing up

Young trees with fireblight strikes A new growing season approaches, and behind the expanding buds lurk the pests and diseases

The grass in the drive row of an orchard is a free resource that growers might be able to use

Instance of cherry doubling ranges from 5 to 15% in the Pacific Northwest, depending on the year and the cultivar.