Seeking efficiencies for tart cherry growers
Hopes for high-density plantings not panning out, so tart cherry researchers turn to technology.
Cashing in on Cosmics
Prices for Cosmic Crisp finish 2020–2021 season as one of highest in apple market.
Early leaf removal keeps grape clusters dry
Technique combats cluster rot in grapes.
Pennsylvania plantings
Growers try Ambrosia in a new region.
Considering carbon capture credit for tree fruit farms
Economics and scale make carbon markets a hard sell for tree fruit.
Ready for a heat repeat
WSU researcher shares lessons from 2021’s summer heat wave.
Vole control
Oregon growing areas wrestle with vole pressure.
Fog, fruit and an unclear future
Weather joins economics and geography to challenge California pears.
Proving pear density
High-density systems can boost Bartlett productivity, according to trials from California’s North Coast.
Breeding for uncertainty
Fruit breeders predict future needs in era of climate change.