Strategies for Success
Jim and Rena Doornink planted this block of Jazz apples last spring. Jazz will fill a gap in their harvest
Service is an education
im and Rena Doornink of Parker, Washington, have been named Good Fruit Growers of the Year for 2009 by Good
Climate forecasting
In April 2007, a freeze hit when many plant species, such as these Bradford pears in North Carolina, were weeks
Argentine cherry
Argentina, the second-largest country in South America, has a small but expanding cherry industry. Around half of the countrys 7,000
Vineland seeks self-sufficiency
Paul Truscott, business development manager at the Vineland research station in Ontario, Canada. Research is costly with little chance of
Current planting trends
Golden Delicious plantings have dropped to their lowest level in 25 years. Fuji has replaced Gala as the most popular
A new game
New apple varieties from Washington State University's breeding program present opportunities for the state's growers, said Tom Auvil, research horticulturist