July 2016

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Summer Fruits

Featured stories covering summer fruits in this issue.

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Kathleen Glass, distinguished scientist and associate director of the Food Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says whole genome sequencing provides a much more detailed picture of an organism’s DNA, making it far less likely that the source of a bacteria will be misidentified. (Courtesy Wolfgang Hoffmann)

Tracking pathogens

A member of Glass’s research group inoculates an apple with Listeria. The fruit is then used to make caramel apples, at which time they are tested for the bacteria. This provides insight into the potential for caramel apples to cause illness among consumers. (Courtesy Kathleen Glass)

What is whole genome sequencing?

Protect your customers, protect your orchard

Debris was found on wooden and plastic bins following dump tank treatments. (Courtesy Ines Hanrahan)

Dininny: How FSMA impacts you

infected green berries show no symptoms unless they are cut open. The fungus begins to fill the carpels of the infected berry on the left while seeds form in the healthy berry on the right. Courtesy Jay Pscheidt

Managing mummy berry

Growers lay out future of family farm with succession plan

This test variety ripens in the early midseason and is one of the new, red-skinned, yellow-fleshed peaches developed by Rutgers University’s fruit breeding program in Cream Ridge, New Jersey. (Courtesy Jerry Frecon)

New peach and nectarine varieties help Eastern growers compete

Simple steps for water sampling

Chase shows the proper level of air space that should remain in a testing container when sampling water. The inside of sampling containers must not come in contact with possible contaminants, such as equipment or foliage. Also, don’t touch the inside of the bottle or cap. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Water sampling 101

The math of food safety

The PacifiClean composting facility in Quincy, Washington, is shown operational in the spring of 2015. Concerns over the spread of the apple maggot have prompted state authorities to stop composting activity, at least temporarily. (Courtesy Ryan Leong)

Assessment analyzes risk for spread of apple maggot

Reinventing the string thinner (Video)

Grape vineyards near Sunnyside, Washington. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Wine grape revelations