Entering the Fruitful Forest
AN APPLE ORCHARD has many attractions: A FRUITFUL FOREST filled with bright, colorful apples; home to bluebirds; lightly fragrant; beautifully maintained;…
A Healthy Outlook for New England Apples
WHILE THE 2020 CROP was smaller than normal, there are plenty of crisp, delicious New England apples available at many orchards,…
Cool Spring Warmly Received by New England Apple Growers
THE LONG WINTER and cool spring may be frustrating to heat-starved New Englanders, but it is good news for the…
New England Apple Growers Battle Pests with IPM (part 3 of 3)
OUR THREE-PART video series on integrated pest management (IPM) concludes with a look at one of its five basic principles: how…
New England Apple Growers Battle Pest with IPM (part 2 of 3)
PLUM CURCULIO, Oblique Banded Leaf Roller, and apple aphids are the featured pests as New England apple growers describe how…
New England Apple Growers Battle Pests with IPM (part 1 of 3)
FOR AS LONG as humans have cultivated the soil to grow the food that sustains them, a whole horde of…