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“Long tail” of large apple crops highlighted in USApple’s harvest wrap-up webinar
Gerlach expects to see a similar “long tail” — stretching the crop over 15 months — with the 2024 crop, which also came in ...
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Removing leaves and retracting netting both boost apple color
Both netting and leaves shade apples during the hottest part of the summer, protecting them from sunburn. Removing either — ...
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Automated apple harvester and in-field sorter advancing in trials
Five years ago, when Renfu Lu’s research team tested its in-field sorting machine in Michigan apple orchards, they received ...
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Growers getting lawmakers to tune in to labor problems
Michigan’s fruit and vegetable industries can’t sustain H-2A wage increases for much longer, so they banded together to get ...
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Old Mission makeover from trees to vines
Northwest Michigan’s Old Mission Peninsula, long known for its cherry orchards, has grown into a tourism and wine destination ...
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Armillaria armor in the orchard
Matt MilkovichA 4-year-old cherry tree on Mahaleb rootstock infected with armillaria root rot. No known cherry ...
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Se necesitan más matemática para las palomillas en los huertos de Washington
A medida que aumentan las aplicaciones de palomillas estériles de la manzana en Washington, también aumentan las dudas sobre ...