All about organic orcharding: growing organic apples with apple grower/author Michael Phillips. Check here often to explore the latest insights into how to grow healthy apples. Here's where we'll feature in-depth looks at holistic techniques that make a difference in orchard diversity and successful fruit production.
2001 New Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Production Guide-Adobe PDF format
2001 Pennsylvania Tree Fruit Production Guide-Excellent source of color photos and discriptions of apple cultivars. Pages can be viewed in HTML or sections can be downloaded in Adobe PDF format.
Penn State Small Scale Fruit Production Guide
Wisconsin Apple Growers Association (WAGA) is the primary association for Wisconsin's apple industry. WAGA believes Wisconsin apples are the best in the world due to climatic conditions, unique varieties, quality and commitment by the growers. Our purpose is to unite commercial apple growers in common pursuits, provide consumer education, support research and market development.
Dr. Wes Autio edits FRUIT NOTES, from the UMASS fruit program
UMASS EXT Tree Fruit Program- the Fruit Advisor
Scaffolds Fruit Newsletter
is available (graphics and all) on the World WideWeb, from the Geneva home page
under "Station Publications". These issues are normally available
by Thursday of each week.
AUG 04, 1997: "Disease Management Guidelines for Organic Apple Production in Ohio", by Dr. Mike Ellis, is available online at The University Experiment Farm WWW Site.
Organic Apple Production for Nova Scotia This guide is designed to provide suggestions to growers who wish to experiment with organic apple production in Nova Scotia.
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Fruit Loop The Mid-Atlantic Regional Fruit Loop is a cooperative World Wide Web presence for information on all aspects of deciduous tree fruit production in the mid-Atlantic region. Cooperating state universities include Virginia Tech, West Virginia University, the University of Maryland, Rutgers, and the Pennsylvania State University. The goal of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Fruit Loop is to provide information resources that are useful to commercial fruit producers, county and regional agricultural agents, fruit industry professionals, Master Gardeners, and home orchardists. Content for the "Loop" has been provided by fruit professionals from Maryland, New Jersey, the USDA/ARS, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Pollination Home Page Lots of practical
pollination info on bees and pollination
for growers, beekeepers and everyone else.
Michigan State University Clarksville
Horticulture Experiment Station
USDA/ARS Tree Fruit Research Laboratory,
Wenatchee WA
Alan R. Biggs, Professor of Plant Pathology and Extension Specialist, ABiggs2@wvu.edu,
wants you to take a look at the West
Virginia University Experiment Farm in Kearneysville. Particularly cool
are their Diagnostic
Keys to Major Insect and Disease Pests of the Mid-Atlantic Region, AND their
full-color high resolution fruit disease fact sheets.
Online
Crop Database, OHIO State University
The Pears of New York have joined the Small Fruits of New York on the Web! All
of the color plates from these historic references have been scanned and made
available through the home page of the USDA/Agricultural
Research Service, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service Henderson Co. "Apple
Newsletter" is on the WWW.
The USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Appalachian
Fruit Research Station was the first ARS Station to have a home page on
the WWW according to Station Director and Scientist Steve Miller.
CDMS AG Chem Data Base-Pesticde labels
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Apple IPM Program (Integrated Pest Management) is a real thought provoker. Check it out, especially for weather related information, and for a look at the future of IPM, don't miss AIM (Apple Information Manager)
Professional Associations
American Society For Horticultural Science
American Phytopathological Society
Entomological Society of America
Our colleague at the Maine Department of Agriculture, Grace O'Keefe, wouldn't agree this site is miscellaneous, but it's not specifically tree fruit related. It is, however, an excellent WWW site and has lots of good agriculture related information
US Agriculture By the Numbers and in the Fields--Agricultural Statistics 1997--USDA . The latest volume of the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Statistics is a detailed compilation of statistical charts and tables covering all aspects of the US agricultural economy.
Sustainable Farming Connection -- Sustainable Farming Connection, provided by the University of North Carolina SunSITE and the Committee for Sustainable Farm Publishing, is an information clearinghouse for sustainable agriculture that contains news stories and features such as "17 Mistakes to Avoid with Electric Fencing" in addition to several discussion groups.
PEDIGREE A Genetic Resource Inventory System Developed by: Shahrokh Khanizadeh. Pedigree for Windows is a user-friendly software designed to help plant breeders and researchers to track agronomic characteristics, genetic information, performance, images and pedigrees of the genotypes of 37 different fruit crops. 'Mr. Liberty' says this is a really cool web-site!
WebGarden Resources--Ohio State University. Factsheet Database. Plant Dictionary
Two excellent resources in the Ohio State University's WebGarden, provided by OSU's Horticulture and Crop Science in Virtual Perspective site, are the Factsheet Database and Plant Dictionary. The first is a browsable and searchable database of over 5,500 horticultural factsheets in eleven categories ranging from flowers to perennials to trees and shrubs. These factsheets have been produced by over 40 (mostly university extension) institutions. The Plant Dictionary is a searchable and browsable ornamental plant database of over 1,400 "images and horticultural descriptions for 385 unique species and numerous cultivars." Searching is available on scientific, family, or common name, and a small database of images relating to insects, diseases, or culture of ornamental plants is also available.
Pesticide Education Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
American Fruit Grower Magazine (A Meister Publication) provides information on technology, biotechnology, pest control, increased research, and global competition. American Fruit Grower keeps growers on top of new developments in the industry to help fruit growers put it all into perspective and make the most of today’s market trends.
The Fruit Growers News (formerly Great Lakes Fruit Growers News) on-line edition posts selected articles and features. Updated monthly.
01/29/01: England's Orchard and Nursery in southeastern Kentucky specializes in nut trees selected on the basis of constant yield, size of nuts, quality of nuts, blight resistance, cold hardiness, and tree hardiness.
06/22/98: Bear Well Orchard, Searsmont, Maine, Growers of Certified Organic Apples, and Steve Page, writer of the Orchard Almanac
06/19/98: Welcome to Frostproof.com - a wealth of products and supplies designed to help you grow and manage your plants better!
J.Crow Company-Herbs, Spices, Oils, Incense
Creators of J.Crow's Mulled Cider Mix (Reg.TM), E-mail: jcrow@jcrow.mv.com,
Phone and Fax 1 603 878 1965
Cummins Nursery has their
1996-1997 Catalog on the WWW.
Gemplers, a direct marketer serving Agriculture, Horticulture, Grounds Maintenance, Forestry, and Serious Gardeners & Hobbyists, with a great group of customers worldwide! Tom Green, their pest management guru, is responsible for a wide range of apple pest management supplies, including traps, weather equipment, and publications.
Today's Market Prices is a commercial site devoted to agricultural information from around the world. It includes a Market Prices Service on daily wholesale prices of Fruit and Vegetables in 26 markets of USA, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Japan, plus hundreds of helpful resources gathered together in the Green Net.
GoodFruit Magazine
New England Apples New England McIntosh Grower's Assoc. Some of the best apples you'll ever taste are grown on New England's rocky soils. Their unique blend of sweet and tart flavors are a product of the region's long, hot summers and crisp fall days. New England apples have outstanding flavor, size, and freshness.
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