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TREE FRUIT
Grove insights
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BY DOUG OHLEMEIER
ASSISTANT EDITOR
uring the California's Central
Valley tour, participants in
the International Fruit Tree
Association's 2024 event viewed a
variety of fruit tree training, pruning
and harvesting methods.
The orchard bus tour showed
how growers are more efficiently
harvesting cherries, peaches,
nectarines, plums, apples and other
tree fruit.
Apple challenge
The challenges of growing apples
were in focus at Prima Frutta
Packing in Linden. It's difficult for
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growers to grow enough quality
fruit with the right color, said Tim
Sambado, president and founder.
" Apples are very difficult in
California. They're sort of a
dinosaur, " he said. " We can't get the
same size with that same tonnage
that the Northwest gets. We're
trying to hold on as long as we can
with that commodity. "
Prima Frutta experiments with
many rootstocks and varieties.
" We have very little research going
on in our industry from the university
standpoint in terms of setting up
trials on rootstocks and varieties
and training systems, " Sambado
said. " Consequently, we have to do it
ourselves. As a packer and marketer
that represents a lot of independent
IFTA members view Central Valley tech, orchard practices
growers, we feel like we need to keep
trying to learn something and if we
find something that works, we can
pass it along. "
Grower platforms
In 2020, Chinchiolo Stemilt
California in Stockton began
experimenting with platform pruning
and harvesting cherries. Stemilt
has trained and pruned 800 acres,
is making bigger cuts and is picking
the top third of the trees with the
platforms, said Erick Stonebarger,
general manager. This is part of an
effort by the company to remove
ladders from orchards.
With the platforms, five workers,
including one driving and managing

November 2024

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of November 2024

Editor's Letter
Pome Fruit: Industry initiative
Irrigation & Water Management: Maintaining grove water
Tree Fruit: Grove insights
Plums: Plum factors
Great Lakes EXPO News: Juice processing and berry fertilization
Great Lakes EXPO Schedule
40 Under Forty Class of 2024
Soil Health: Cutting chemical fumigation
Labor: Tree fruit worker decision sparks reaction
Tree Fruit Variety Showcase
2025 Fruit & Nut Growers Buyers' Guide
Organic Grower Fall 2024
Fresh Views: A team approach to plant disease management
Farm Market & Agritourism: Choosing the right market channel
Ag Labor Review: Candid discussions regarding ag labor dilemmas
Classifieds
Advertiser Index
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November 2024 - 3
November 2024 - Editor's Letter
November 2024 - 5
November 2024 - Pome Fruit: Industry initiative
November 2024 - 7
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November 2024 - Irrigation & Water Management: Maintaining grove water
November 2024 - 11
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November 2024 - Tree Fruit: Grove insights
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November 2024 - Plums: Plum factors
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November 2024 - Great Lakes EXPO News: Juice processing and berry fertilization
November 2024 - Great Lakes EXPO Schedule
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November 2024 - 40 Under Forty Class of 2024
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November 2024 - Soil Health: Cutting chemical fumigation
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November 2024 - Labor: Tree fruit worker decision sparks reaction
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November 2024 - Tree Fruit Variety Showcase
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November 2024 - 2025 Fruit & Nut Growers Buyers' Guide
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November 2024 - Organic Grower Fall 2024
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November 2024 - Fresh Views: A team approach to plant disease management
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November 2024 - Farm Market & Agritourism: Choosing the right market channel
November 2024 - 73
November 2024 - Ag Labor Review: Candid discussions regarding ag labor dilemmas
November 2024 - 75
November 2024 - Classifieds
November 2024 - 77
November 2024 - Advertiser Index
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