Washington nurseries down, not out
Washington nursery owners weather uncertainty in the apple industry.
Let’s try more trials
New company adds to Michigan Fruit Ridge research efforts.
USApple Outlook conference covers estimates and economics for 2022 crop
Day 1 of the U.S. Apple Association’s Outlook 2022 is a wrap.
Drop it like it’s ripe
1-MCP sachets catching on with growers.
Washington growers forecast smaller apple crop
Washington apple growers estimate a crop of 108.7 million 40-pound box equivalents, down 11 percent from last year’s harvest. Adverse
Annual New York fruit tour highlights precision crop load management
Precision crop load management and the computer vision technology that is gradually improving its accuracy was a major topic during the Cornell Cooperative Extension Lake Ontario Fruit Program’s annual summer fruit tour held in Orleans County, New York, on Aug. 9.
Ag automation headed your way
Spray automation drives itself into commercial tree fruit use.
Growers get glimpse of latest MSU research at Ridgefest field day
Michigan Pomesters held its 11th annual Ridgefest field day July 28, touring research trials at Michigan State University’s Clarksville Research Center in Clarksville.
Heat stress one of the hot topics at Smart Orchard field day
A hearty group of about 50 growers, industry professionals and researchers gathered under the hot sun — and in the shade, where they could find it — in Grandview, Washington, for a Smart Orchard field day held July 26 in English and July 27 in Spanish.
Tighten the belt
Expecting a short crop, Washington Apple Commission reduces its budget and USApple dues.