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The clean team
Workshops go on-site to warehouses to show workers where pesky pathogens could be hiding.
Cornell looks for insects that may transmit fire blight bacteria
Matt Boucher hand collects bees from blossoms in an orchard infested with fire blight.
Swapping wheat for Pinot
One of the largest wineries in Oregon is planting 400 acres of Pinot Noir in what were wheat fields with the help of some new technologies.
MN55 to be known as Rave
University of Minnesota's MN55 has been named Rave™. (Courtesy Stemilt Growers) The newest
Let there be light on pears
Two Washington pear growers try to bring light to lower canopies with trees on Y-trellises.
In the hunt for cold-hardy pears
A Vermont organic grower is evaluating 84 pear varieties as cold-hardy rootstock candidates.
Pear industry continues push for more pear conditioning
Persistent conditions
Field day tips for growing Cosmic Crisp
The university plans to hold a companion field day at 10 a.m. Sept. 22 in Quincy and Wenatchee.
Central Washington pear grower innovates, adapts
Rudy Prey of Leavenworth, Washington, does things with his pear trees that not all, or even most growers, do.
Dhingra: The age of the pear
The pear industry has unlimited potential and is ripe for a revolution
Fresh pear industry pushes for stand-up “pouch” bags
Grab and go for consumer convenience
Lessons learned from Listeria contamination of caramel apples
Aftermath of an outbreak
The tech advantage of digital oversight – Video
Rick Howitt, right, monitors a small computer that records data collected from a Huron
Orchard innovators: Practices should change with mechanization
Learning Wafler Farms’ tall spindle tipped (TST) system.
Mechanization is rolling along — Video
Innovative New York growers find success with platforms and more.
Northwest organic pear growers opt out of assessments
Organic Pearxit
Food safety sets tone at 2016 U.S. Apple meeting
Illnesses caused by foodborne pathogens are becoming much easier to track and investigate, and new
New tools to determine fruit quality parameters
Several devices and methods to measure fruit quality have been introduced to the market — here’s a look at what they do.
Bouncing back bigger and better
Edgar Salar drops boxes down a chute to workers at the new cherry processing
Trellis guide for high-density plantings in the works
Trellis fails: Researchers aim to produce guide for growers
Promising progress for solid-set delivery
MSU research team improves system to reduce chemical waste.
Woods: Getting ready for FSMA
Even as retailers continue to up the ante by adding more restrictive food safety requirements
Troublesome pest makes a comeback
Thought to be eradicated years ago, grape rootworm has returned to New York and Pennsylvania vineyards.
Hansen: Certified plants are only the first step
Growers need to monitor for virus in early years of a “clean” vineyard.
Know your risks with Early Robin
Early blush variety comes with growing challenges.
Bearing down on black stem borers – VIDEO
New York researchers working to stop one of the newest apple pests.
IFTA in New York: much ado about mechanization
Cornell researcher Andrew Landers demonstrates a precision sprayer at the IFTA 2016 Study Tour
Oregon Cherry Growers launch Stabilized Wild Blueberries
File photo of Blueberries.Photo by Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service. Oregon Cherry
Tracking pathogens
Whole genome sequencing tracks pathogens, perhaps to your door.
What is whole genome sequencing?
A member of Glass’s research group inoculates an apple with Listeria. The fruit is
Dininny: How FSMA impacts you
Food safety. Shannon Dininny Perhaps no two words have frustrated U.S. fruit growers
Managing mummy berry
Researchers aim to improve control for blueberry disease.
New peach and nectarine varieties help Eastern growers compete
Marketing challenges in the Mid-Atlantic
SweeTango dancing in bigger numbers
The product of a breeding program at the University of Minnesota, the SweeTango apple variety
Simple steps for water sampling
Researchers are educating packing house operators and growers about proper water sampling methods in orchards and vineyards.
Water sampling 101
Jennifer Chase of the University of California-Davis recommends holding containers away from equipment to
The math of food safety
Melissa Partyka, research ecologist at the Western Center for Food Safety at the University of
Assessment analyzes risk for spread of apple maggot
The PacifiClean composting facility in Quincy, Washington, is shown operational in the spring of
Senate passes GMO labelling bill; next it goes to the House
A bill that would establish a nationwide requirement for labelling of genetically-modified ingredients in food
Reinventing the string thinner (Video)
California cling peach grower modifies Darwin for nonplanar orchards.
Wine grape revelations
Survey finds research program matches growers’ needs, but more education efforts may be necessary.
Five other grapes grown to resist the cold
These varieties were developed to withstand Minnesota’s winters.
Minnesota’s dry, cold-hardy white
New white wine grape variety shows resistance to downy, powdery mildew, phylloxera.
A new way to apply chemicals
Results look promising for solid-set canopy system delivery.
WSU’s Sunrise Magic relaunch may conflict with Crimson Delight
New dawn for WA 2.
How to grow the WA 2
The WA 2 tree is compact and highly productive. (Geraldine Warner/Good Fruit Grower)
Corr: Foxtrot dances its way onto the apple scene
Grower Rob Wyles thinks he has a winner.
Setting sights on the Cosmic Crisp consumer
Fruit marketers band together to develop quality standards for Cosmic Crisp.
New policy provides guidance for Cosmic Crisp propagation
What about propagating?