February 15th 2011 Issue

Scab-resistant varieties need protection, too

When apple breeders in New Jersey, Indiana, and Illinois came together in 1926 to form the Purdue-Rutgers-Illinois university collaboration called PRI, their number-one goal was to create new apple varieties that were scab resistant. They did it, too, and about 20 resistant varieties have been released. While several varieties have reached commercial production levels, others are just great choices for backyard gardeners and roadside marketers who want freedom from the tedious problem of repeatedly spraying against apple scab. Some of the variety names reflect this desire: Freedom and Liberty, for example. But about 15 years ago, reports began to come […]

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February 15, 2011

Apples, Pest Management, Diseases, Richard Lehnert

Richard Lehnert

After growing up on a Michigan dairy farm, Richard Lehnert began writing about farming in 1962, while still a junior studying journalism at Michigan State University. He worked at newspapers for a year before joining the staff of Michigan Farmer, where he spent 26 years, the last 15 as chief editor. He was a member of the staff of Good Fruit Grower from 2010 until 2015. Read his stories: Story Index

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