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Soils and Weed Management
Featured stories covering soil and weed management in this issue.
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Wine grape growers weigh in on Cabernet Sauvignon clones
Clonal choices
Monitoring the dump tank
Apples from the 2015 harvest are washed and sanitized. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower) The increasing emphasis on food safety means changes are ahead
The microbes beneath
U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) research microbiologist Michael Lehman takes a soil-core sample on David Gillen’s South Dakota farm. Among other things,
Not your grandpa’s weather vane
New fruit models, seamless data boost Michigan’s Enviro-weather system.
Honeycrisp from Chile coming to U.S.
Honeybear Brands of Minnesota bringing in its largest crop from South America plantings.
Woolly surge
Researchers, looking for answers to hold back woolly apple aphids, find some promise in sandy soils.
Making the most of mulch
Organic herbicides don’t match mulch for pear growers. That’s the conclusion of University of California Cooperative Extension farm advisor John Roncoroni, who determined through a
Herbicide resistance a growing concern
Researcher offers tips for helping to control weeds in vineyards.
Pre-emergents can help control yellow nutsedge
Yellow nutsedge (Courtesy Cornell University) Yellow nutsedge can be a particular difficult weed to control in Northeast vineyards because of its below-ground germinating
Soil-mapping tools available to growers
High-tech mapping
Soil tests tell growers what they need to know
Soil gets a closer look
Is my soil healthy?
After giving two tubes of soil and water a gentle shake, Michigan State University professor and researcher George Bird compares how particles dissolve and
Eladio Gonzales, a young grower from Selah, Washington
Eladio, a second-generation farmer from the upper Yakima Valley, worked alongside his father, Miguel Gonzales, in orchards and now manages several test orchards in Naches, Washington.
Planting frenzy
Properly preparing the soil can help new plantings thrive.
Wade: Free trade should include fair trade
A Good Fruit Grower good point by Mike Wade, USApple chairman
Hansen: Test for nutrients before spending big money
Wine industry funded research can save growers money and lead to healthier vineyard soils.