At Ridgeview Orchards, grower Dan Dietrich has been experimenting with reflective fabric and mechanized picking platforms.

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You’d be surprised how long some trees last…if properly maintained…and how soon the trees will start to produce.

Of all the fall staples are coming off the vine or the limb this time of year, it isn’t just the weather that we’re seeing closer to harvest time that affects the apple crop, but conditions through ...

Honeycrisp’s iconic crunch transformed the apple industry, but for the people who grow the finicky fruit, she’s ‘an absolute ...

Most gardeners wait until spring to plant fruit trees, but these varieties actually thrive when planted now and reward you ...

Apple orchards have changed. The large stout trees with thick gnarling branches of a few decades ago are now flimsy bushes ...

Fall is typically known as harvest season, but you can plant plenty of fruit trees in your backyard during this season.

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Scott Howe and family are owners and operators of Fall Color Farms and Creekside in Riley, near where Scott was raised. “I’ve ...

Winter is the best time to do this work because apple trees are dormant and less likely to suffer from stress.

David Carnduff reveals why this has been such a good year for apples - and lots of other home-grown crops too.