Rootstocks, varieties, and tree training
A research and demonstration orchard near Ferrara, Italy, is a horticulturist’s dream—a 25-acre plot to study rootstocks, varieties, and training
Last Bite–The Comeback Kid
A typical Riesling vineyard in Germany’s Mosel region. Some of the steepest vineyards in the world are found in Germany.
Quick Bites
Pear committee nominations Nominations for positions on the Processed Pear Committee will be accepted during upcoming fruit industry meetings. Nominations
Organic bubble hasn’t burst
The entry of Walmart into organic fruit retailing five years ago helped fuel the demand for organic fruit, and demand
Replacing vines
The empty spaces in this vineyard are grafted vines that didn’t take. “A vineyard like this with a lot of
Breaking the weed cycle
Wapato, Washington, grape grower Mike Sauer has experience with replanting both wine and juice grapes. Wine grapes, when following wine
Rootstock effects on wine are minor
Despite the discovery near Kennewick in 1894 of the destructive grapevine root pest phylloxera, the vast majority of Washington State’s
Marketers line up exclusive apples
Aurora Auvil Fruit Company For a long time, Auvil Fruit Company had been on the lookout for a yellow, good-tasting
Good Stuff
With Come Unglued, there is no need to replace expensive PVC fittings. Quick PVC pipe fix Come Unglued is a
Spin your weeds away
After years of sitting on a tractor to knock down vineyard weeds with an old grape hoe, only doing about