Pear export value rises
The volume of U.S. pear exports has declined over the past few years, but the value of exports continues to
Mighty mow
This was the first time Bob Brewer tried using the skid steer machine in a former orchard. Bob
Taylor's Gold travails
Growing the new Taylor's Gold pear has been an emotional roller coaster for Geoff Thornton, and the ride's not over
Drop crop
This spring, Scott Smith of Tonasket, Washington, was optimistic that his sixth-leaf Taylor's Gold pear trees would finally produce a
Taylor’s Gold excels in wet areas
Gary Moulton, at Washington State University in Mount Vernon, is impressed with Taylor's Gold. While growers in the drier areas
Taylor's Gold seems prone to reversion
Southern Oregon pear growers have a long history of growing Comice and are able to use the precocious quince rootstocks
Bartlett pear production declines
Canned pear consumption and West Coast Bartlett pear production have both declined over the past few years. Last season, the
Producing pears in Portugal
Leopard moth larva on the mined trunk of a young pear tree. With about 12,000 hectares (almost 30,000 acres) of
ITC investigating China's pear industry
The International Trade Commission is studying the canned fruit industries of China, Greece, and Spain to help U.S. canned fruit
UFO seen at cherry field day
Matt Whiting explains his new cherry training system which involves planting trees at an angle with the trunk parallel