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Summer Fruits
Featured stories about summer fruits and more in this issue.
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Detroit-area winery growing their own
Vineyard relies on cold-hardy grapes from Minnesota.
Roots of research for improving Florida peaches
Florida peach industry seeks wider variety of rootstocks.
Apricot grower finding a niche
Small stone fruit farm finds promise in multiple apricot markets.
An alluring six-headed hydra
New England growers try grafting pest-attractive varieties onto trap trees.
Pondering a pollen pathway
Clemson studying virus transmission in peach orchards.
The wrath grows over grape data
The USDA pares back annual fruit production surveys to major states.
Marketing messages growing behind the scenes
Marketing groups commission videos to communicate growers’ efforts and decisions.
Berry gentle harvesting
Manufacturers race to build blueberry harvesters that can pick without bruising.
Growers casting wider nets when recruiting professionals
Fruit producers look beyond U.S. borders for highly skilled managers and directors.
Danae Yount and Cherie Steinmetz, young growers from the Yakima Valley, Washington
Cherie and Danae are new tree fruit growers with their brothers, Trevor and Taylor Perrault. Both graduated from Central Washington University and are daughters of Tina and Tim Perrault.
Short supplies mean no quantity control
Shortages of pallets, containers and more hit fruit shippers.
Good to Know: Approaching apricots in 2D
Training trees with multiple leaders and no branches can quicken investment returns.
Blueberry growers needed for pollination survey
As part of a project to improve blueberry pollination, a nationwide research team is trying to get a better understanding of how blueberry growers pollinate
Hoard hired as new regional marketing manager for Pear Bureau Northwest
Michele Hoard Pear Bureau Northwest, a nonprofit marketing organization promoting fresh pears grown in Washington and Oregon, has hired Michele Hoard as the new regional