Lanternfly targeted for eradication
Efforts to eliminate the invasive spotted lanternfly will begin this spring in Pennsylvania.
O'Rourke: Apple prices will force efficiencies
Grower profitability is influenced not just by prices received but by various other factors.
A model for apple thinning
Carbohydrate model and good weather information support grower decisions for apple thinning.
Antibiotic registered for fire blight control
The bactericide Kasumin (kasugamycin) has been registered in the apple growing states of Washington, Michigan, New York, and Oregon for
Stress-free thinning
The model ensures it’s the trees that are stressed, not you.
Take the guesswork out of thinning
A predictive model enables growers to be in a planning mode rather than a crisis mode at chemical thinning time.
Fine growth regulator receives EPA approval
Fine Americas, Inc., has received a Section 3 registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the plant growth regulator
Biennial pear congress to begin this year in Italy
Beginning this year, Italy’s Interpoma congress and trade show, which focuses on apples, will be alternated with Futurpera, an exhibition
Precision pollination
Mechanical pollination could end use of chemicals or hand labor for thinning.
Bees as flying doctors
Honeybees deliver brown rot control to sweet cherry orchards.