The 11,000 acres of vineyards in the Finger Lakes region was hit with freezing temperatures in mid May, causing damage to buds that had broken earlier than usual.
Fruit and Vegetable Farming News
Gov. Josh Shapiro visited a Carbon County farm on Wednesday to celebrate the planned opening of Pennsylvania’s largest indoor leafy greens operation.
Hunting is the main strategy for protecting crops from deer, though fencing and other tools can help. The Maryland Ag Department hosted a Deer Summit on May 11.
The Coexist Public Arts and Farmers Market is now open in Steelton, Pennsylvania, bringing fresh, local food to a food desert.
Everything growers need to know about rednecked cane borers, raspberry cane borers and small carpenter bees.
Nikoloz Meskhi, head of the Plant Protection Department at Georgia’s National Food Agency, is visiting Penn State's Fruit Research and Extension Center on a Borlaug Fellowship.
Ag leaders are asking Congress to update Farm Bill row crop programs and expand coverage for specialty crops.
Orchardists face tricky decisions on chemical thinning and insect management thanks to a late spring wave of cool weather.
Through careful crossbreeding and selection, University of Maryland researchers have developed what may just be the perfect apples for American growers trying to adapt to a changing world.
These days, with wetter springs and swinging extremes in temperatures, growers have reported experiencing delayed field work, lost plantings, and smaller windows for planting, about three to four days.
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