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Compares costs of production for multiple blocks and fruit types on a farm.

Planning and preparing a site for a new orchard begins two to three years ahead of planting. Mistakes made in planning and planting an orchard cannot easily be reversed.

During the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Dr. Rob Crassweller organized an apple variety showcase.

A two-dimensional high-density apple training system, often referred to as a "fruiting wall," provides many benefits to the fruit grower.

Top-working is the name for grafting established trees onto another variety. The existing tree, the "stock," is cut back, leaving just one or two limbs (nurse limbs) to supply the tree with energy.

Scarf skin and russet are skin defects that can diminish the market value of fresh fruit.

Some growers are considering interstem trees as a way to avoid some of the problems experienced with the more common dwarfing rootstocks.

Plant growth regulators are useful tools for increasing branching, suppressing shoot growth (for example to manage fire blight), and increasing return bloom.

Plant Growth Regulators (PGRs) must be applied with adequate coverage, and then be absorbed and translocated to the site of activity in sufficient concentration to give the desired response.

Timing of a spray application in relation to insect and mite biology is important for achieving the best results.

Timing of a fungicide application in relation to disease development is important for achieving the best results.

Spotted Lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula, is a threat to Pennsylvania and the United States, and experts are still learning how to combat it.

Blueberries (genus Vaccinium) are a high-value crop in Pennsylvania and the United States, with an estimated value of at least $825 million to the US economy in 2014.

An updated Tree Fruit Production Guide (2026-2027) provides up-to-date, research-based guidance on orchard management, pests, chemicals, harvest, food safety, marketing, and precision agriculture for commercial growers and other fruit industry personnel.

Managed pollinators like honey bees and mason bees are important pollinators for orchards, but research suggests that wild bees also contribute significantly to fruit tree pollination.

Growers of bee-pollinated crops, particularly apples, may be interested in the possible use of solitary bees as pollinators.

This video shares impacts from a Penn State Extension beginning farmer project to establish on-farm apple demonstration plots, called "Models for the Future".

Pollination involves the integration of several biological and physical factors, including cultivar compatibility, synchronous blooming, insects, and proper weather conditions.

Los vuelcos de tractores son la causa principal de accidentes fatales en las fincas de EE. UU. Aproximadamente uno de cada diez operadores vuelca con un tractor en su vida.

¿Cuándo necesita una calcomanía de movimiento lento (un triángulo anaranjado) nueva para su vehículo, lentes de protección o una cubierta protectora para la toma de fuerza (TDF o PTO - power take off en inglés), a donde va para conseguirlos?

La producción de la fruta es proceso complejo con muchos variables que deben estar manejado bien para producir la fruta más bien.

Penn State Extension se asocia con productores en un proyecto llamado "Modelos para el futuro" para brindar demostraciones en huertas a agricultores nuevos, jóvenes y de minorías.

A la estrategia moderna para controlar plagas se le refiere como el manejo integrado de plagas (MIP).

Las infestaciones de ácaros rojos pueden dar como resultado fruta más pequeña y reducción de la floración en la siguiente temporada.

En este video, hablaremos acerca de los cultivos de manzana que tienen las caracteristicas necesarias para operaciones de mercados al por menor.