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Mid-Atlantic
Convention deemed a
success by organizers
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West-central Michigan
plans tree fruit research
site
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Grower research
priorities for North
Central region organic
apple production
March 2020 | Volume 59 |
Issue 3
Precision key to ideal cropload management
ON T due diligenceARGET
Doing
By Gary Pullano
Managing Editor
Feb. 9-12 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Robinson maintains that if apple trees
Terence Robinson, a tree fruit
physiologist with Cornell University,
has been an influencer in the evolution
of apple training systems for 35 years.
He maintained that posture when
he took the podium during the
International Fruit Tree Association's
63rd Annual Conference and tours held
fail to fill their space after three years,
there is a 'huge economic penalty " in
lost yield and income.
" Matching rootstock vigor with
scion vigor, soil vigor and climate vigor
that gives the best combination of
growth and yield for the variety is a key
management decision, " Robinson said.
" Growing a small tree, that's got to
grow a lot of canopy to get that space
filled, it's taken me two to three years.
I think that's not the right way to go.
Planting more trees, planting and
having an 'instant orchard' is the more
profitable way to go because you get the
payback in investment much quicker. "
Robinson favors planting growSee
IFTA, page 6
Bill would hike borders' ag inspectors
By Stephen Kloosterman
Associate Editor
New legislation sent to the president
would beef-up agriculture inspectors
across the country.
The Protecting America's Food &
Agriculture Act was on President
Donald Trump's desk after being passed
by the U.S. House Feb. 10. The bill would
authorize U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to hire 240 agricultural
specialists a year until a workforce
shortage is filled, and 200 agricultural
technicians a year to carry out
administrative and support functions.
" Agricultural inspectors are
basically the first line of defense
against these threats that have the
potential to devastate Michigan's
agricultural sector, but we currently
have a shortage of nearly 700
inspectors across the country, " said
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan,
the ranking member of the
Senate Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Committee.
Customs and Border Protection
agricultural inspectors everyday
process millions of pounds of fruit,
vegetables and meat, he said.
" Their work prevents serious
threats from crossing our borders
and the health and safety of millions
of Americans and Michiganders, "
Peters said.
The bill also authorizes the hiring
of support staff, and canine teams.
The bill authorizes the training and
assignment of 20 new K-9 teams
a year, used to detect illicit fruits,
vegetables and animal products that
may have otherwise been missed in
initial inspections.
" Canine teams are important
because there's nothing more
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