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Temperatures dipped into the upper teens and low 20s in early April throughout Indiana, just when flowers were beginning to open and when they were most susceptible to frost damage, said Peter Hirst, a professor of Horticulture at Purdue University who specializes in fruit. Apple crops throughout the state were significantly hurt by frost that officials say occurred at the worst possible time for farmers. Temperatures dipped into the upper teens and low 20s in early April throughout...

Advertisement Buy a link here Tromping through the orchards Friday, Dan Scheel, who sold the farm a few years ago but has remained on staff at The Elegant Farmer as a consultant, said several varieties are ripe earlier than normal this year, which is good news for pickers who want to beat the crowds on coming weekends. Advertisement Buy a link here Tromping through the orchards Friday, Dan Scheel, who sold the farm a few years ago but has remained on staff at The Elegant Farmer as a...

Agricultural experts estimate the costs for growers at as much as 30 percent higher during the transition, and growers rarely get a higher return for the fruit during that time. The orchard is in its second year of transition to organic, but the fruit will be sold under Stemilt's Artisan Naturals label, promoting its naturally-farmed history. The company has created a new label Artisan Naturals to sell its naturally farmed fruit, an effort to get a higher price for the fruit even if it...

His family farms several thousand acres, including 600 acres of vegetables that are sold to major chain stores and to food-service companies. Apples and products such as apple butter and cider typically account for about 75 percent of the 169-year-old farm's income, but Downing said he hasn't raised prices. That's because farmers expect to harvest 3.78 million acres of corn for grain, up 28 percent from the 2.96 million acres harvested last year. Ohio farmers are expected to produce more...

But he doesn't pick them, he mostly just rakes them up, which means he does a lot of raking and hauling -- they are prolific bearers of fruit. But what struck me was that she was an older woman, which likely meant that she knew that apples grown in a Winnipeg backyard were valuable, that they were worth getting and keeping. So they went to the address and found a backyard that supported no trees whatsoever -- there wasn't room for trees given the size of the pool and patio. I brought a...

Lane's trees are usually loaded with apples this time of year, but the sparse crop is a result a series of hard spring freezes. Typically, September is the time when apple picking begins, but local growers said an unseasonable cold snap in April has destroyed most local crops. Some farmers, including Lane, have their fruit crops covered by insurance but there will still be additional costs for many of them. Those hoping to enjoy some locally grown apples this year may be out of luck. Other...

It was about this time last year that a sudden rush of telephone calls urged me to go to "Plum Day" - an event promoting local fruit at an orchard in the Cambridgeshire Fens. The ones that remain have shrunk and switched from growing fresh fruit for sale to growing apples for apple juice and cider. The average supermarket has a few tired, under-ripe and oversized Victorias and the rest are enormous, tasteless apologies for plums imported from Italy and South America. Consequently, plum...

Monday, September 10, 2007 C-130 ferries Sulu farm produce to metropolis markets By Bong Garcia AIMED at bringing livelihood to the people in the remote areas, the National Government is sending on Monday to Jolo, Sulu the Air Force s C-130 cargo plane to fetch products of farmers and bring these to big markets in the metropolis. Monday, September 10, 2007 C-130 ferries Sulu farm produce to metropolis markets By Bong Garcia AIMED at bringing livelihood to the people in the remote areas,...