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Using less water
Study shows growers can reduce near-harvest irrigation of cherries without harming trees, fruit.
Know your critical temperatures as East Coast freeze arrives
The East Coast is experiencing a second round of winter, and the anticipated freezing temperatures
Ambrosia surge
Marketing minds meet their apple match with increasing number of varieties.
How to attract workers
Workers go where they can make the most money.
Modern orchards and technology can potentially reduce production costs
Harvesting, pruning, trimming and bin removal machines like these displayed during an IFTA tour
Keeping limbs in line with mechanical pruning – (video)
While not exactly new anywhere, mechanical hedging is seeing a youthful surge on
Hudson Valley hires new tree fruit pathologist
The Hudson Valley Research Laboratory has hired tree fruit plant pathologist Dr. Srdjan Acimovic. Acimovic
No bees, but a lot of buzz about artificial pollination (video)
https://youtu.be/bEXK9Bk73Eg Pollination comes with problems. Bloom dates don’t overlap, honeybee colonies fail, weather doesn’t cooperate.
37 varieties and counting
More peach varieties coming from Paul Friday's Flamin' Fury series
110+ bins of Bartlet pears per acre
Results from Bartlett pears grown on Tatura trellis in Australia
Looking for new pollinizers
For decades, apple growers have used Manchurian crab apples to pollinate their fruit. Tree
Researcher is targeting bull’s-eye rot
Findings show treatments before and after harvest reduce infection rates.
Uncorked potential with wine on tap
Companies cater to restaurants that don’t want to waste a whole bottle on a single pour.
Growers get peek at automatic picking machine — VIDEO
California company shares progress on vacuum end-effector.
A gentler journey from bucket to bin
Design improvements to vacuum system apple harvester reduce bruising, worker strain.
2016 Sparkling Wine Symposium
Experts from Oregon, California and Champagne, France, will lead a one-day symposium for members of
OSU names new director of Food Innovation Center
Oregon State University has named David Stone, a public health toxicologist and communications expert, as
Testing string theory
Hand-held string thinners are gaining in popularity.
Meet the stinkbug’s worst nightmare
A wasp no bigger than a flea could be the best tool against brown marmorated stinkbug.
Pear mites developing resistance to chemicals
Growers may be forced to take different steps to control pests as resistance buildup continues.
Searching for spotted wing drosophila
Experts say growers should look beyond orchards for SWD.
Danger from SWD?
Researchers are concerned that rising spotted wing drosophila numbers could cause problems for sweet cherries.
New peaches show promise
Ontario’s stone fruit industry collaborates for best varieties.
Pests in the heat
Last year’s hot growing season gave researchers ideal opportunity to take a closer look at codling moth and obliquebanded leafroller.
Seeking better control for codling moth
Researchers are getting a head start on keeping codling moth resistance traits to insecticides in check.
Dealing with apple maggot in yard waste
Study shows apple maggot pupae can be killed in yard waste, but more research is needed.
WSU begins historic Ravenholt Lecture Series
Posthumous donation makes wine science lecture series possible.
Controlling crown gall disease
Keys to combating crown gall disease in wine grapes are clean plants, avoiding freeze damage and pairing appropriate varieties to sites.
The right Honeycrisp start
Dave Taber is working to maximize his chances of success with a new Honeycrisp planting.
Concerns about Xylella fastidiosa, Pierce’s disease
Oregon investigates finding of bacterium that causes Pierce’s disease in wine grapevines.
The blue wave
Blueberries have made big gains with consumers, but there are signs growers should be cautious.
Fire blight central
A research plot near Wapato, Washington, has become a test bed for fire blight.
Fire blight management
Mixing materials may bring growers closer to another “silver bullet” in fire blight management.
Fire blight’s risk factors
Tips to consider from OSU plant pathogist
Questions about little cherry infections
Researchers studying little cherry disease try to predict percentage of positive trees that show no symptoms.
Differing life cycles pose challenges for controlling little cherry virus 2 vectors
In the past, mealybugs haven’t posed a significant problem for cherry growers because they don’t
WSU Tree Fruit Endowment has world-class goal
by Dr. Mike Willett, left, and Sam Godwin Thirty-two million dollars for enhanced
Michigan tart cherry growers switching to high-density plantings
The cherries in that slice of pie most likely came from an orchard in Michigan,
How to use pear growth regulators
Growth regulators can prevent drop and enhance storability of pears if used correctly.
Consumers will not tire of new varieties, Washington grower tells IFTA conference
Fruit growers need look no further than the beverage aisle at their local convenience store
IFTA growers feel the big chill in Grand Rapids
The word of the day Tuesday, Day 4 of the IFTA conference in Grand Rapids,
Which apple rootstock should you grow with?
Apple growers have a lot of options when it comes to selecting the best rootstock for their orchards.
Avoiding rootstock mistakes
Growers can find more success if they avoid some common mistakes when selecting rootstock.
WSU’s WA 2 apple will be re-launched and marketed as Sunrise Magic
Washington State University's WA 2 apple will be marketed as Sunrise Magic, the university announced
Some like the biggest trees
Jason Matson from Matson Fruit Company shows some of his Honeycrisp rows during the
MSU researcher to growers: fire blight is just “bad, bad, bad”
A record 404 people attended science-heavy presentations today (Monday) Feb. 8, 2016, at the
Rootstock project wins USDA award
NC-140 Regional Rootstock Research Project logo The multidisciplinary, multistate NC-140 Regional Research Project
Basic rules of Stemilt’s tall spindle
A Stemilt orchard managed by Dale Goldy is planted using a tall spindle system.
Grape canopy control
Juice grape growers can manage size of vines with pruning, irrigation and maybe some thinning.
Grape seed color has little effect
Study upends thinking that wine’s taste depends heavily on color of the grape seed when harvested.