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May 2008
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Pine Tree Apple Orchard near St. Paul, Minn., developed hundreds of acres surrounding its farmland to get a jump on urban sprawl and prevent it from having a negative impact on the farm. Photo courtesy of Pine Tree Apple Orchard Click here to read the story |
Orchard Controls Surrounding Space
According to his son, Art Jacobson came up with a brilliant way to check the urban development that was encroaching on his orchard: He bought the surrounding land and developed it himself.
Mechanical Thinning Brings Larger Peaches with Less Labor
Spring was slow to arrive in Adams County, Pa., this year, but eight growers had already lined up with Penn State Extension to use machines to thin their peaches when blossoms arrived several weeks later. That was a good indication that mechanical blossom thinning was on the right track.
Emergency Relief Bill Might Take Heat off Growers and Workers
Fruit and vegetable growers who were hoping to get into the 2008 growing season with a greater sense of security about their seasonal labor supply did not get much encouragement from the Bush administration as spring came.
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