New ATTRA Publication Helps Fruit and Nut Farmers Weather Extreme Growing Conditions

Wheat or corn growers can decide from year to year whether to plant a little late or plant a little early or plant a different variety. But fruit growers can be locked in for decades once they’ve made a decision.

And in what seems to be a time of weather extremes – ranging from long-term droughts to “500-year floods” in back-to-back years – planning can be even more difficult.

A new ATTRA publication, “Climate Change and Perennial Fruit and Nut Production: Investing in Resilience in Uncertain Times,” can help farmers develop strategies for building resilience into their operations.

Parma Fruit Day September 5th

The University of Idaho Parma Research and Extension Station will hold its 2014 Fruit Day on September 5th.  Please click on the image or HERE to see the entire program.

NCAT Offers Free Webinar on Grafting Fruit Varieties for Organic Production; Developing Regional Crops

Regionally and locally adapted fruit crops aren't just a treat for the palate.  Developing them would fill a number of needs from providing a boon to organic fruit growers to helping detail-oriented farmers and nurserymen make a decent on-farm income.

National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) Horticulture Specialist Guy Ames will present a webinar addressing what it takes to develop fruit that's adapted locally and regionally - and he'll get hands-on with a discussion of grafting, budding, cuttings, and other forms of asexual fruit propagation.