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November 2008
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High tunnels have helped England's sweet cherry growers successfully grow the crop, despite pressures from moist and windy conditions. Inset: A crop of sweet cherries under the Haygrove VOEN system. Photos courtesy of Haygrove
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English Growers Love Their High Tunnels
Growing sweet cherries in England is a challenge, to say the least, with the constant moisture and windy conditions. Organic sweet cherry plantings in that climate face even more challenges because of the lack of good organic fungicides for brown rot control.
Growers Face Customers More Reluctant To Spend
Even as the year started, growers knew it would be interesting, probably nerve-wracking.
Young Grower Rising Star in Michigan’s Horticulture Industry
Jason Fleming has risen toward the top in a hurry. He just turned 31 in September, but he will take office as president of the Michigan State Horticultural Society (MSHS) at the end of the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO in Grand Rapids in December.
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Hard Times Reaffirm Some Apparently Enduring Values
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Holdings for Fresh Apples Up and Processing Apples Down from 2007,
According to USApple Report
Nov. 20, 2008 - Holdings of fresh apples in the United States are up from a year ago, while holdings of processing apples are down, according to a storage survey released Nov. 13 by the U.S. Apple Association (USApple), the national trade association for the apple industry
Carnegie Mellon developing automated systems to enable precision farming
Nov. 20, 2008 - Two groups of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute have received a total of $10 million in grants from USDA to build automated farming systems. One is for apple growers and one is for orange growers, but both are designed to improve fruit quality and lower production costs.
Cattle Vaccine Reduces E. coli O157, Approved in Canada
Oct. 27, 2008 - Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., a Canadian biopharmaceutical company, announced Oct. 27 that Econiche, the world’s first vaccine designed to reduce the shedding by cattle of Escherichia coli O157:H7, has received full licensing approval from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Washington Fruit Growers’ Meeting Dec. 1-3 in Yakima
Oct. 24, 2008 - The 104th annual meeting of the Washington State Horticultural Association (WSHA) will be held Dec. 1-3 (Monday through Wednesday) at the Yakima Convention Center in Yakima, Wash.
Chateau herbicide registered
Oct. 8, 2008 - Through a series of new registrations and expanded label updates, more growers across a variety of specialty crops will be able to use Chateau herbicide to control their tough weeds next season.
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Salmon Ruling May Affect Monterey County Agriculture
In a ruling intended to protect salmon, federal biologists Tuesday took aim at three pesticides commonly used in Monterey County. The Californian (11/20)
U.S. Farms: Fecund in '09
Although the tightened global credit market prompted companies across sectors to trim sales guidance, the farming sector is expected to remain fertile since global food stocks are low and demand is expected to be robust in the coming year. Forbes
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Rising Costs Worry Farmers
At their 450-acre farm in Dover Township, Ed and Colleen Livingston are dealing with the rising cost of fertilizer, which is up almost 35 percent during the last year, and uncertainty about the cost of fuel. York Daily Record (11/19)
Farm Bureau not Hopeful on Immigration Reform
Immigration reform is a top priority of the American Farm Bureau, but it probably won’t be a top priority of President Barack Obama’s administration or a more-Democratic Congress, a bureau official says. The Wenatchee World Online (11/19)
A Lone Bright Spot in Real Estate: Farmland
While urban and suburban homes are falling in value, farmland is soaring. It's arguably America's strongest real estate market. The Christian Science Monitor (11/18)