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Fall kaolin sprays suppress psylla next year
Using Surround (kaolin) is a very effective method for repelling pear psylla. This white clay powder covers the bark of trees, preventing psylla from laying eggs. It works best when used before the psylla invade…
Under Pressure – Pressure gauge practices for sprayers
Written by Margret McCoy, WSU Ph.D. Student, Horticulture/Viticulture This time of year many growers are exchanging their daily use machinery away from orchard management tools and into harvest equipment. This is also an optimum time…
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The Modern Apple Orchard: What does it entail?
Modern tree fruit orchards are planted with a goal of maximizing efficiency and productivity. Mechanized operations are ideal for high-value, large operations to increase profitability. Consequently, there has been a steady increase in sparsely-branched thin…
