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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.
Precision pollination
Mechanical pollination could end use of chemicals or hand labor for thinning.
Satellite imagery updated
Wilbur-Ellis Company has reached an agreement with Planet Labs to provide satellite imagery for its
Portable tester measures sugar, color, and maturity
The F-750 NIR Handheld Produce Quality Meter enables producers to track fruit ripeness at
Cool, wet soils trigger chlorosis
Avoid early spring irrigation to avoid chlorosis problems in Concord vineyards.
Living with spotted wing drosophila
Five years later, what have we learned?
Intrexon to acquire Okanagan Specialty Fruits for $41 million
Intrexon Corporation, of Germantown, Maryland, a company focusing on synthetic biology products, has agreed to
WSU will add to tree fruit faculty
Des Layne TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower Washington Stat e University plans to hire several
Munckhof machine makes inroads: 2014 IFTA Italy
The harvest machine is widely used around the world but has only recently been sold in the United States.
SWD research continues
Great progress has been made in the last five years in learning about spotted wing
Fryhover: USDA’s Arctic apple decision means differentiation and education will be imperative
Todd Fryhover The recent approval by USDA of the Arctic apple brands wasn't
Schlect: A cold Arctic blast
● USDA announced last Friday its deregulation of a Canadian firm's--Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Inc.--two varieties
Corr: Was USDA’s GMO decision a black cat crossing America’s orchards?
Non-browning GMO Arctic Granny and Arctic Golden. (Courtesy Okanagan Specialty Fruits) To hear
Flavor reigns at Andy’s Orchard
Andy Mariani and his tree-ripened fruit have a cult-like following.
Getting the most out of CougarBlight
Model helps assess and forecast fire blight risk.
Stark Bro’s testing new apple Scarlet Star
Scarlet Star is being offered to growers by Stark Bro’s, which will add it
Quality trees: 2014 IFTA Italy
Italian nursery GRIBA developed a quality grading scale, and prices trees accordingly.
Concrete support: 2014 IFTA Italy
Across South Tyrol, growers use posts made of concrete, rather than wood.
Fruiting wall concept expands: 2014 IFTA Italy
Alberto Dorigoni is considering shorter trees grown somewhat like vines.
Taking yields to the limit
New Zealand scientists have planted a prototype ‘super orchard’ they hope will produce around 170 apple bins per acre.
Hands-on winemaking: Owen Roe
O’Reilly’s minimalist approach to winemaking is labor intensive.
What cherry growers learned about the 2014 freeze
Panelists guide Oregon growers through tough days ahead as spring approaches.
Good times for hard cider
Explosive growth has captured interest, but there’s little sense of direction.
Michigan takes inventory of fruit plantings
(Richard Lehnert/Good Fruit Grower file photo) Michigan fruit growers were asked in January
First Washington wine research program in the works
Wine Commission will spend $250K on research this year.
Strategies for Honeycrisp
Scientists respond to questions about harvest and storage practices.
How to measure Honeycrisp qualities
Titratable acidity, chlorophyll, and dry matter concentration may be tools to predict quality and storage potential.
Packing apples in Italy
Presizing and presorting apples into storage changes the way apples are packed in Italy.
Bigger crops ahead
Growers will need to produce niche varieties and maximize production efficiency, marketers say.
Predicting cold hardiness of grapes
WSU model is used by U.S. and international grape growers.
Gillisons make first in-kind donation to Michigan research fund
The first in-kind donation to under the Michigan Tree Fruit Commission is a sprayer
Michigan cider makers unite
A small group of Michigan hard cider makers has started the Michigan Cider Association. “The
Italy’s growing heritage: 2014 IFTA Italy
Cooperation among small growers helps them compete and thrive.
Orchards are well equipped: 2014 IFTA Italy
Large and small growers share their techniques in the South Tyrol.
Building a LINSA: 2014 IFTA Italy
Italian growers forge a cooperative network for learning, innovation, and sustainable farming.
Sunburn in apples: A hot problem
Sunburn has been an increasing problem in Chile over the past 20 years.
Managing pests in wine grapes
Report contains wealth of information about pesticides.
$10 million RosBREED 2 grant
Plant pathologists will work with breeders to develop disease-resistant varieties.
How to harvest and store WA 38 (Cosmic Crisp) apples
Earlier Good Fruit Grower articles have described the taste and horticultural traits of
Use winter weeds to improve soil
Winter weeds are a cheap way of improving and adding organic matter to soil. It
Manage nutrients precisely
There are both environmental and economic advantages to matching fertilizer applications to the trees’ needs.
Update your fertilizer strategies
When you’re fertilizing trees, visualize their root systems.
Changing of the guard at Summit
Wally Heuser’s nursery and variety management companies have new owners.
Online DAS aids with pest decisions
Fees will allow WSU’s Internet-based Decision Aid System to introduce new, cool features.
Sweet Rosa Lynn
José Ramirez’s daughter is named after apple named after his wife.
Full meal deal
Seed meal may be more expensive than fumigation, but it has additional benefits.
New replant disease treatment
Seed meal treatments outperform fumigation.
What can be done to limit damage from the November freeze?
The cold weather that blasted the Pacific Northwest during mid-November is causing worry among many
Who will pick the fruit? : 2014 Growers of the Year
Craig O’Brien designs his orchards to be attractive to workers.