Tree safety is key issue with herbicides
Choosing a herbicide program for an orchard is not so simple as choosing which herbicide kills what weeds and when.
Newer herbicides join the arsenal
Among the newer herbicides that fruit growers should look at are Treevix, Alion, Matrix, Spartan, and Sandea, and there are
Good Stuff
Sweet success A new series of scab-resistant apples called “Sweet Resistants” developed by the Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti (CIV) in Italy
Beekeepers fear loss of forage
The purple spotted knapweed flower is attractive to bees and a good nectar producer: However, once it gains a foothold,
Breaking the weed cycle
Wapato, Washington, grape grower Mike Sauer has experience with replanting both wine and juice grapes. Wine grapes, when following wine
Spin your weeds away
After years of sitting on a tractor to knock down vineyard weeds with an old grape hoe, only doing about
Electric vehicle has power
Karen Lewis and Gwen Hoheisel (standing) demonstrate how an electric utility vehicle can be used for herbicide spraying with the
Use glyphosate with caution
This stunted apple tree, which has a large basal canker, is in an orchard where the grower used glyphosate alone
Protect trees from weeds and pests
Control weeds while they’re small and easy to kill, so they don’t compete with the young trees. In a new
Options for weed control
Good weed control is most important early in the season, but fall may be a better time to get the