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September/October 2011
♦ Features
Despite a tremendous amount of research, the tree fruit industry remains in a bitter fight against the brown marmorated stink bug.
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Fruit Growers News
November 2011
♦ Apple harvester represents a landmark change in technology
Phil Brown, owner of Phil Brown Welding, an orchard implement company in Conklin, Mich., recently demonstrated the latest version of his apple-harvesting machine to growers in Michigan and Washington state. The core concept of the machine is to eliminate extra labor from the harvesting process.
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Good Fruit
October 2011
♦ Tweets Tout SweeTango
Since summer, it’s been all over Twitter and Facebook—the news that SweeTango apples were coming in September, in triple the volume of 2010. This is undoubtedly the first apple to be promoted so intensively—almost exclusively—through social media. More...
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FEATURE NEWS:
IFTA --Annual Conference and Tour(s)
January 8-22, 2012
Santiago, Chile; Argentina, Brazil
Conference/tours pre-registraion open until December 15, 2011
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Virtual Orchard Sponsors
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Peaceful
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The sweet smell of apples, the pleasant sound of a babbling brook,
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of one of America’s oldest traditions. New Clinton location opened
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The Orchard With a Difference -- The UMass
Cold Spring Orchard is a research facility of UMass Amherst,
is a place to buy delicious fruit, and is a great spot to
enjoy a spectacular view of the Holyoke Mountain Range.
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Tougas
Family Farm
Fresh air, fresh fruit, family fun! Come enjoy apple picking, pumkin
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barnyard, kitchen and bakery!
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NC-140 Regional
Rootstock Research Project -- our goal to disseminate
research information generated by pome fruit rootstock research
projects throughout North America that are part of the NC-140
Regional Research Project.
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Summit
Tree Sales
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Cameron
Nursery
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