Caff

MAY 1, 2023

(Photo by Nolan Kirby) The Community Alliance with Family Farms (CAFF) held a Biologically Integrated Orchard System (BIOS) field day at Chinchiolo Farms on April 20th. After a very wet winter, attendees enjoyed the nice weather as they gathered in the orchard to discuss a novel mower prototype, pruning, and nematode management.

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Orchard Farming Farming Ecology 52

Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 1, 2023

Woolly aphids, belonging to the Eriosomatinae family, are intriguing insects that can wreak havoc on plants in gardens and orchards. Infestations on fruit trees can lead to reduced fruit quality and yield. As sap-sucking insects, they weaken and stress host plants, potentially leading to reduced crop yields and ornamental plant health.

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Ecology Orchard Pruning Fertilizer 98

Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 1, 2023

Woolly aphids, belonging to the Eriosomatinae family, are intriguing insects that can wreak havoc on plants in gardens and orchards. Infestations on fruit trees can lead to reduced fruit quality and yield. As sap-sucking insects, they weaken and stress host plants, potentially leading to reduced crop yields and ornamental plant health.

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Ecology Orchard Pruning Fertilizer 52

Modern Farmer

APRIL 15, 2025

Orcharding requires effort, but the resulting yields of fresh fruit make it all worthwhile. One of the most important aspects of growing fruit trees is pruning. This applies to large commercial and small-scale orchards alike. Knowing how to prune, when to do it, and understanding what youre pruning for is paramount.

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Pruning Yield Orchard Production 48

Modern Farmer

APRIL 1, 2024

You may even find a few trees or an orchard. Early European settlers in America brought with them apple seeds, which they planted to begin the first orchards. Most homesteads up and down and across the expanding United States had several apple trees, if not full orchards. A restored orchard of heritage apple trees.

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Orchard Pruning Seeding Production 137

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Even monarch butterflies have lost habitat due to the prevalence of monocrop avocado orchards, along the once lush, biodiverse hillsides of Michoacán in Mexico. She does yield a few pages to sustainable farming practices, like soil management, though these are more buzzwords than insights.

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Food Farming Farming Seeding 145