Agriculture across the United States is facing significant challenges from climate variability and change, with specialty ...

Moving forward, it would be helpful to think about adaptations at different stages of ... colder hours an apple tree needs to be dormant; the last day of spring frost; and growing degree days ...

TK Family Farm in Polk County, NC, has found success using precision and high-density growing techniques at its orchard that ...

Make sure the structure is strong enough to support the tree in crop. Follow our guide to growing an espalier apple tree. To protect your fruit tree from moths that will destroy the fruit and ...

Tru-Cape producers are optimistic about the apple and pear harvest, which promises a good yield thanks to favorable ...

The term espalier refers to the way fruit trees are trained to grow against a wall. It makes the tree easier to prune and the fruit easier to pick. This decorative method was often used ...

Stephen Martinek, of Sugarcreek Twp., planted six apple trees on his farm in 2015. After nearly 10 years of learning and growing, he’s hosting his first public cider pour at Joui Wine in downtown ...

This is what a recent study published in Environmental Research Letters hopes to address as a team of researchers from Washington State University (WSU) investigated how decades of climate change have ...