April 1st 2014 Issue

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Orchard Equipment & Irrigation

Featured stories covering developments in orchard equipment and irrigation issues.

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Which is better for growing apples, angled or upright?

Honeycrisp: Grow it, then crop it

Spreading shoots of young apple trees

Choose the right rootstock for Honeycrisp

Electric orchard equipment

Electric orchard equipment progress

Are you the employer of choice?

Sean & Joe Naumes, Young Growers from Medford Oregon

The good and bad of deficit irrigation

Nursery is going out strong

Reducing food safety risks at every opportunity

Microsprinklers for frost protection

Cherry marketer finds his niche

Tim Smith, the growers’ ally

Growers benefit from Smith’s work

DIY spray trial tips

Watershed moment for grower, water plan

Integrated water plan moves forward

How to make every drop count

Des Layne

Extension is 100 years old… and counting