Colony collapse crisis
Bees are pushed hard to pollinate multiple crops, and some crops might not provide adequate nutrition. Dr. Zachary Huang, Michigan
Thinners of the future?
Though abscisic acid (ABA) is one of the five major classes of plant growth hormones, it has never really been
Managing crop load and canopy
Grape growers have many tools to help them manage crop load and develop vine "balance," from matching site and variety
Central Europe catches up
Eighth-leaf Jonagold trees on Malling 9 rootstocks in the orchard of Werner Sommerbauer at Puch, Austria. The net provides protection
Crop load and wine quality
Carrie McDonnell of J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines made wine from 20 different treatments for her study of crop load
Hang time has a cost
Achieving high sugar in wine grapes by letting fruit hang for extended time comes at an economic cost to growers,
Grapevine cankers
In Washington State, aging vines and winter injury can be a recipe for grapevine trunk diseases. While eutypa cankers are
Knock, knock. It's ICE
What do you do if U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement comes knocking on your door? Be polite but firm, advises
Economic revival
Orchards at the nursery and fruit-growing operation Plantex are protected from hail. In the distance is a nuclear power plant.
Growing in the green heart
Before Austria joined the European Union in 1995, its apple growers enjoyed a closed, protected market and its apple industry