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Growers quickly
see benefits of drip
irrigation
New Minnesota apple
triumphs over scab
disease
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Using pheromones for
monitoring and mating
disruption
March 2021 | Volume 60 |
Issue 3
PRIDE OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Boyer Orchards goes from side business to
award winner in three generations
By Stephen Kloosterman
Associate Editor
Western Pennsylvania's Boyer
Orchards LLC was the side business
of a steelworker in the late 1950s, but
fast forward a couple of generations
and his sons and grandsons are
all employed at a farm operation
honored by growers across the state.
In February, at the virtual-only
edition of the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and
Vegetable Convention, Matt Boyer was
named Outstanding Grower of the Year
by the State Horticultural Association
of Pennsylvania (SHAP).
" Apple growing is in his blood, "
according to the SHAP award
Matt Boyer, upper left, was named Outstanding Grower
of the Year by the State Horticultural Association of
Pennsylvania. Photos: Boyer Orchards LLC
announcement. " It's what he loves to do
and he is dedicated to growing the best
crop possible. "
Building a legacy
Matt's parents, Allan and JoAnn
Boyer, started Boyer Orchards in 1957
while Allan continued to work in the
steel mills in Johnstown. Growing up
on a farm made a deep impression on
the second generation of the family:
In 1979, Matt earned a horticulture
degree from Penn State University and
returned home to New Paris, Bedford
County, to manage the orchard. A
decade later, his brother and business
See BOYER, page 6
ITC: No harm seen from blueberry imports
By Gary Pullano
Editor
The U.S. International Trade
Commission determined Feb. 11 that
fresh, chilled, or frozen blueberries
are not being imported into the
United States in such increased
quantities as to be a substantial
cause of serious injury, or the threat
of serious injury, to the domestic
industry producing an article like
or directly competitive with the
imported article.
According to a news release, the
U.S. International Trade Commission
(USITC) determination was made
in the context of an investigation
initiated on Sept. 29, 2020, under
section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. § 2252) at the request of
the U.S. Trade Representative.
The commission's determination
resulted from a 5-0 vote. Chair Jason
E. Kearns, Vice Chair Randolph J.
Stayin, and Commissioners David S.
Johanson, Rhonda K. Schmidtlein and
Amy A. Karpel voted in the negative.
As a result of the Feb. 11 vote,
the investigation will end, and the
commission will not recommend a
remedy to President Joe Biden. The
commission will submit its report
containing
its injury
determination and
the basis for it to
the president by
March 29, 2021.
A public report
concerning the
investigation will be available after the
commission submits its report to the
president.
See BLUEBERRIES, page 36

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