California's avocado growers expect meager harvest this year - San Diego Union Tribune

San Diego Union Tribune

California's avocado growers expect meager harvest this year San Diego Union Tribune, CA - Jan 5, 2009 “In May, I couldn't find any fruit on my trees,” Wolk said. “My neck hurt from walking up and down the groves looking for fruit.” The heat was just the most ...

US: Hood river pear growers try different ways to market - FreshPlaza

US: Hood river pear growers try different ways to market FreshPlaza, Netherlands - 8 hours ago But he says pear growers have to constantly find new ways to sell their fruit in order to remain competitive. Take the Hood River grower who sells pear ...

Chapter 23: Confluence of uncertainty - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Chapter 23: Confluence of uncertainty Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - Dec 29, 2008 There is citrus canker, which all but wiped out the state's nursery trees, hurricanes that destroyed entire groves, urban sprawl that turned rows of orange ...

Workshop sheds light on growing a nursery - Capital Press (subscription)

Workshop sheds light on growing a nursery Capital Press (subscription), OR - Dec 24, 2008 The next stop was an 18-acre wholesale operation, South Ridge Growers Nursery, where Phil and Linda Luke grow everything in containers. Most of the trees ...

The Guacamole Crisis - San Diego Reader

The Guacamole Crisis San Diego Reader, CA - Dec 23, 2008 To ensure the survival of at least some of their trees, farmers began sawing down as much as 40 percent of their acreage after stripping the trees of fruit ...

Ag interests side with grower vs. Palm Beach - MiamiHerald.com

Ag interests side with grower vs. Palm Beach MiamiHerald.com, FL - Dec 15, 2008 The owner of a wholesale nursery says the county was wrong to make him comply with rules for developed land. BY SUSAN SALISBURY More than a year after a ...