Rodent bait station
Growers can easily build their own nontoxic bait station for rodents, patterned after a system originally devised in California to
Alternatives for disease control
Chitosan not only reduces decay but induces resistance in the plant.
Improving cherry quality
Yan Wang will test whether preharvest salt applications can reduce cherry pitting and splitting after harvest.
Tips for storing Honeycrisp
As volumes increase, Honeycrisp will need to be stored longer.
Pear slicing is not perfected yet
Crunch Pak, the country’s largest fresh apple slicer, is still figuring out how best to slice pears.
NFE’s Archer retires
Jim Archer Good Fruit Grower file After leading the Northwest Fruit Exporters for 20 years, Jim Archer retired
Fruit ripening compounds discovered
The compounds might solve ripening problems in pears treated with MCP.
Ripe pears mean more sales
Few consumers know how to check a pear for ripeness.