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ILLINOIS JUNE 16 - Illinois State Horticultural Society (ISHS) Summer Horticulture Field Day, Boggios Little Mt. Orchard, Granville,...

FRESH-CUT fruit production, particularly apple slices, is beginning to emerge as a major new marketing segment. However, there...

THE 2005 winegrape harvest in California demonstrated all too vividly the limitations of our current grape crop forecast...

HORSEWEED, also known as mare's tail, has become the top weed problem for fruit growers from coast to...

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THE ever-broadening scope of integrated pest management (IPM) took center stage at the Fifth National IPM Symposium in...

IF YOU have ever taken the time to read an entire manufacturers' label and MSDS sheet for a...

ONE worker carries an 80pound bag of pears pressed against his knees. Another worker repeatedly bends while dumping...

IF YOU were to head east of Paso Robles, CA, along about early May, cruising through the Central...

OVER the past few years, there have been debates over the effectiveness of plastic versus wooden bins for...

GROWERS traditionally are not asked to help reduce health care costs, despite the expenditure of some $51 billion...

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TWO new table grape varieties developed at USDA's San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center in Parlier, CA, couldn't...

It takes both commitment and dedication to become a leader in your industry. You'll find some examples of...

FIRST things first: A couple days ago, I received an e-mail from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons...

WILL Bucklin was in for quite a surprise when he started researching the family farm. When his stepfather's...

LECHLER, Inc.'s Agricultural Products Division has a new addition to its ceramic, airinduction spray tip lineup: the IDKCP....

AS MANY almond growers know, the 2005 grower price took a steep drop between mid-October 2005 and January...

FOR many of you, harvest is right around the corner, followed immediately by storing, packing, and shipping your...

IN recent months, the fruit juice industry has been under scrutiny from several fronts. Through it all, the...