Substitute for SweeTango
Fred Wescott wanted to grow and market the apple that was later named SweeTango. He had anticipated that it would
Pillars of agriculture
American farmers can call up images from two very different historical threads when describing themselves. Farmers are rugged individualists, pioneers
Land-grant pride in Vermont
Many land-grant university campuses have a landmark building called Morrill Hall. There are Morrill Halls in New York, Tennessee, Nebraska,
Land-grant pioneer
At Michigan State University, “the pioneer land-grant university,” the pioneering spirit lives on, but it sometimes scares people, especially its
World awaits B.C. cherries
High quality, self-fertile cherry varieties developed in British Columbia, Canada, have become standards in the international cherry industry. British Columbia’s
Succession of cherries
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s fruit breeding program at Summerland, British Columbia, is expected to release a new cherry variety later
In the Box
Now available online at goodfruit.com/Good-Fruit-Grower/April-15th-2012/ Get-the-most-out-of-glyphosate/ Why so BIG? Dear Good Fruit Grower: I own and operate a small orchard
A redder HONEYCRISP
PHOTO BY RICHARD LEHNERT New sports of popular apples—especially if they’re redder—always attract plenty of attention from growers. So, you
New New York apples go in the ground this spring
This is NY 1, the Honeycrisp-like grower-friendly apple. Commercial plantings began this spring. Photo courtesy of Cornell University Two new
The rush to redness
David Bedford Dr. David Bedford, the apple breeder at University of Minnesota where the original Honeycrisp was bred in 1961