Tart cherry growers to vote on free markets or orderly marketing
Tart cherry industry to decide Cherry Industry Administrative Board’s fate.
Tatura system formal attire for cherry orchards
Sweet cherry growers turn to the highly structured Tatura training system, which is already common in apples.
Buy-in for biopesticides
Great Lakes growers take closer look at biopesticides.
Rational mealybug management recommended
First warning sign found that the carriers of grapevine leafroll virus could be developing imidacloprid resistance.
Growers facing a time of tough decisions
Three growers share ideas for the pains caused by industry overreach.
Growers keeping watch for phylloxera
With phylloxera found in more parts of Washington, there’s still no cause for panic.
Apple scab study aims for disease-resistant genes
Cornell pathologist studies the genetics of trees and pathogens to help breeders win the genetic arms race.
Rot resistance leads to one less tool
Indar resistance is requiring more emphasis on hort techniques to fight brown rot.
Fighting fungicide failure
WSU research finds resistance emerging to key postharvest fungicides — pathologist says sanitation strategies are needed to protect fruit.
Matt Murphy, a young grower from Geneva, New York
Matt is a first-generation tree fruit grower and graduated from Cornell University with a degree in viticulture, enology and plant sciences. He’s a farm manager at Red Jacket Orchards and is the son of Tina and Marty Murphy.