January Fruit Growers News

The latest edition of Fruit Growers News is now on-line.

The January edition includes articles on:

• Native Pollinators
• Nurseries in Belgium and the Netherlands
• Business Succession Success

December Fruit Growers News Now Online

The latest edition of Fruit Growers News is now on-line.

In this edition you will find some interesting articles (particularly if your a football fan!)

1. Drew Bledsoe Scores Touchdown With Winery (Go Patriots!)
2. E-Verify Contributes to Labor Shortages Across the Country
3. Tree Growers Still Looking For Mechanical Harvester
   

Changing Consumer Demand Affects Small Fruit

This article from Fruit Growers News is a great history of the small fruit industry in the U.S.

Changing Consumer Demand Affects Small Fruit

Tim Nourse, owner of Nourse Farms in western Massachusetts- one of the largest plant suppliers- discusses how the consumer changed the small fruits landscape. In addition, Dr. Eric Hanson of the Michigan State University Horticulture Department discusses how California production of small fruit changed the industry.