The standard advice for surviving the apple industry’s present downturn is to use block-level accounting to understand which ...

Welch’s growers reported decent prices this year, “in the $400 range” for grapes, said Carter Kilian, a Sunnyside grower.

Sweet and hard cider are other good outlets for excess apple production, but U-pick is “by far the most profitable way to ...

Michigan’s fruit and vegetable industries can’t sustain H-2A wage increases for much longer, so they banded together to get the word out and convince their lawmakers to do something about it. The ...

After four years of work, a multistate research team is still tackling armillaria root rot “from every possible angle,” said Clemson University peach breeder Ksenija Gasic. They’ve located genes ...

The three keys to fruit production today are to grow the right varieties in the right places as efficiently as possible. That’s what Bruce Allen told Good Fruit Grower when he was recognized as the ...

Flooding apple orchards with sterile codling moths can overwhelm the local population and reduce mating success, lowering fruit damage rates. The practice provides the foundation for pest control in ...

As the processing sweet cherry market continues to lose its luster, two Northwest Michigan growers shared their experiences planting new fresh-market sweet cherries at modern densities — and how they ...

While the new year represents a fresh start to many, for the apple industry it’s a continuation of the crop year set in motion at harvest. So, during a webinar on Dec. 19, it’s fitting that Chris ...

Researchers and consultants are attempting to count beneficial insects in and around pear orchards near Hood River, Oregon, using sticky card traps with lures, to inform integrated pest management ...

In October 2023, Crist Bros joined with the New York State Vegetable Growers Association and a few other New York specialty ...