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🌱 Boost your orchard's health with smart cover cropping 🍎Discover how integrating cover crops can transform your orchard...
09/30/2025

🌱 Boost your orchard's health with smart cover cropping 🍎

Discover how integrating cover crops can transform your orchard's soil health and root development. Experts from UC Davis emphasize the importance of practices like:

🌿 Enhancing soil oxygen levels for better root respiration
🌳 Allowing trees to move freely to promote deep, structural roots
🧪 Balancing pruning techniques to support root-to-shoot ratios

These strategies not only improve water and nutrient uptake but also contribute to long-term tree vitality.

📖 Dive deeper into these practices and learn how to implement them in your orchard ➡️ https://fruitgrowersnews.com/article/cover-cropping-orchard-soil-health/

🌱 New research from the Hanson W**d Management Lab at Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis shows that knowing your w**...
09/29/2025

🌱 New research from the Hanson W**d Management Lab at Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis shows that knowing your w**ds + choosing smarter control methods = healthier trees, safer fruit — and less cost.

👉 Whether you’re growing fruit, nuts or vegetables, keep in mind that w**d management isn’t just about w**ds. It’s about disease control, economics and sustainability.

🔗 Get more insights now: https://fruitgrowersnews.com/article/w**d-management-critical-for-disease-control/

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🌱 Growers and innovators — mark your calendars! FIRA 2025 is stepping up with demonstrations of robotics and autonomous ...
09/26/2025

🌱 Growers and innovators — mark your calendars! FIRA 2025 is stepping up with demonstrations of robotics and autonomous systems for tree nuts, berries, vineyards and vegetables — from proven tools to near‑market prototypes.

Whether you’re a grower battling labor shortages, a researcher or a tech provider, this is an opportunity to see real‑world robotics that could change how we grow ➡️ https://fruitgrowersnews.com/article/fira-usa-robotics-conference/

Now is the time to get ahead of 2026 labor challenges. The National Council of Agricultural Employers Ag Employer Labor ...
09/24/2025

Now is the time to get ahead of 2026 labor challenges. The National Council of Agricultural Employers Ag Employer Labor Forum (Dec. 3-5 in Nevada) will cover labor law updates, H-2A best practices, contractor management and tax clinics designed for ag employers.

Get all the details on the sessions, speakers and registration ➡️ https://fruitgrowersnews.com/news/2025-ag-employer-labor-forum/

Consumers are increasingly choosing products based on sustainability, transparency and local impact.Farmers who clearl...
09/23/2025

Consumers are increasingly choosing products based on sustainability, transparency and local impact.

Farmers who clearly communicate their growing practices, packaging choices and product origin stand out — and gain loyalty.

Penn State Extension's Brian Moyer shares actionable tips on ways growers can capitalize on these sustainability values ➡️ https://fruitgrowersnews.com/article/farm-market-product-consumers/

There’s big things happening for Michigan’s apples, cherries, peaches and plums. 🍎🍒Under Nancy Nyquist and the Michigan ...
09/22/2025

There’s big things happening for Michigan’s apples, cherries, peaches and plums. 🍎🍒

Under Nancy Nyquist and the Michigan Tree Fruit Commission’s volunteer board, growers are getting more research support, better facilities and faster help through mini‑grants — all to keep tree fruit competitive.

Check out the full story now ➡️ https://fruitgrowersnews.com/article/michigan-tree-fruit-commission-executive-director/

Michigan Farm Bureau

09/19/2025

If you haven’t signed up for the Farm Market Bus Tour, now’s the time.
Seats are almost gone — don’t miss your chance to connect, learn and grow.

https://fruitgrowersnews.com/bustour

Rodent damage in orchards and vineyards is on the rise — with some growers seeing over $100M in irrigation losses.Wildli...
09/19/2025

Rodent damage in orchards and vineyards is on the rise — with some growers seeing over $100M in irrigation losses.

Wildlife specialist Dr. Roger Baldwin of UC Agriculture & Natural Resources outlines how integrated control methods can protect long-term profitability.

👉 Learn what’s working (and what’s not) in California’s Central Valley:
https://fruitgrowersnews.com/article/rodent-wildlife-control/

🍉 🚜 🏆 Meet JDI Farms and Melon 1: where tractor meets trophy. “The Watermelon Man” Ross Chastain isn’t just racing track...
09/18/2025

🍉 🚜 🏆 Meet JDI Farms and Melon 1: where tractor meets trophy. “The Watermelon Man” Ross Chastain isn’t just racing tracks — his roots also run deep in his family’s watermelon fields in Punta Gorda, Florida.

See how passion, innovation and a little flair are helping the family business stay on track 🏁 ➡️ https://fruitgrowersnews.com/article/jdi-farms-watermelons/

👀 Explore the 2024-2025 Buyers’ Guide, a carefully curated resource designed exclusively for fruit and nut growers. Insi...
09/17/2025

👀 Explore the 2024-2025 Buyers’ Guide, a carefully curated resource designed exclusively for fruit and nut growers. Inside, you’ll find:

• Comprehensive supplier listings.
• Innovative products and services.
• Solutions to help you tackle challenges and grow your operation.

Stay ahead with the tools and insights you need to thrive in 2025!

👉 fruitgrowersnews.com/buyers_guide

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For more than 50 years, Fruit Growers News has served as a powerful and reliable resource for fruit growers across the nation. Published monthly, each issue of this award-winning publication features the latest news, insights, products and more to ensure successful growing operations.

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