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Ouch Apple Growers Issue General Fruit Growing Growing Fruit Eight straight weekends of rain have pushed the pick your own orchards toward financial disaster. yep, we’ve had no dry weekend since labor day. if a grower is relying on customers to pick their own, most arent going to pick in the rain. couple a poor harvest season, and a poor fruit set in downstate orchards, its a tough year for some growers. U.s. apple growers are producing more fruit — and additional club varieties — on fewer acres but are also challenged by a series of higher growing costs during inflationary times.

Apple Issue General Fruit Growing Growing Fruit (ross courtney good fruit grower) the standard advice for surviving the apple industry’s present downturn is to use block level accounting to understand which orchards are paying their bills and which are bleeding. Given the increasing wage and overtime costs, it’s only worthwhile to grow fruit that can deliver a return. over the past few years, he’s taken a hard look at his apple blocks and removed those that consistently struggle to color or size. now, he focuses on growing more valuable fruit, despite a sacrifice in yield. Bill shane, tree fruit specialist, michigan state university extension: “we will see continued decline of apple acreage used for traditional processing uses such as apple slices, sauce, and juice. medium to smaller scale apple growers will gravitate to growing specialty apple varieties for high end fresh markets and craft hard ciders.”. Rochester, n.y. — apple growers have reasons for both optimism and concern about the fruit market. apple production has fluctuated over the past decade, said chris gerlach, vice president of insights and analytics at the u.s. apple association. he spoke feb. 17 at the international fruit tree association annual meeting.

Apple Pictures General Fruit Growing Growing Fruit Bill shane, tree fruit specialist, michigan state university extension: “we will see continued decline of apple acreage used for traditional processing uses such as apple slices, sauce, and juice. medium to smaller scale apple growers will gravitate to growing specialty apple varieties for high end fresh markets and craft hard ciders.”. Rochester, n.y. — apple growers have reasons for both optimism and concern about the fruit market. apple production has fluctuated over the past decade, said chris gerlach, vice president of insights and analytics at the u.s. apple association. he spoke feb. 17 at the international fruit tree association annual meeting. Last year, a rescue effort in west virginia saw the government purchasing roughly $10 million worth of apples from orchards and then distributing the fruit to people facing food insecurity. the processing market problem of high inventory and low prices persists in 2024. In 1899, county devon had 26,000 acres of apple orchards. ninety per cent of those are thought to be gone. throughout britain, commercial growers have been losing money in recent years, and only a few may be able be able to survive. “the biggest risk is epa regulations taking away useful chemicals.” (wisconsin apple grower) “wildlife, particularly birds, have been destroying my crops. they ate all the blueberries and red raspberries last year. A massachusetts tree fruit grower sums up the issue perfectly, saying, “our weeds grew like weeds this season, with heavy rains and herbicide wash out.” a fellow apple grower in the state confers, noting that weeds of all types were prevalent because of over hydration issues.”.

Apple Problem General Fruit Growing Growing Fruit Last year, a rescue effort in west virginia saw the government purchasing roughly $10 million worth of apples from orchards and then distributing the fruit to people facing food insecurity. the processing market problem of high inventory and low prices persists in 2024. In 1899, county devon had 26,000 acres of apple orchards. ninety per cent of those are thought to be gone. throughout britain, commercial growers have been losing money in recent years, and only a few may be able be able to survive. “the biggest risk is epa regulations taking away useful chemicals.” (wisconsin apple grower) “wildlife, particularly birds, have been destroying my crops. they ate all the blueberries and red raspberries last year. A massachusetts tree fruit grower sums up the issue perfectly, saying, “our weeds grew like weeds this season, with heavy rains and herbicide wash out.” a fellow apple grower in the state confers, noting that weeds of all types were prevalent because of over hydration issues.”.