At the Washington State Tree Fruit Association’s annual meeting, held in conjunction with the Northwest Hort Expo in December ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person touches the bottom of a pear as it hangs on the tree. - Ingwervanille/Getty Images If you haven't been fortunate enough ...

In the wave of agricultural automation, fruit picking has long been a technical challenge. Traditional manual harvesting is inefficient and costly, while fully automated robots often struggle with ...

Apples and pears are both tree fruits, but they have different personalities. Apple trees tend to be a bit sturdier and more cold-hardy. Pear trees are pickier about their soil and need good drainage ...

A trip to Apple Holler during apple-picking season is a beloved tradition each fall, but this year, the farm is opening its orchards early for more fruit-picking fun. For the first time since 2022, ...

A relatively mild winter, favorable growing conditions during the spring and summer and financial help from a federal agency have provided a much-needed boost to the region’s pear growers. Estimates ...

Fall is around the corner in Massachusetts, and as you feel the first autumn breeze brush over your skin and drink your first pumpkin spice latte of the season, you're probably imagining biting into ...

Road Trip Close To Home: Pear picking season underway in Plainsboro News 12's Amanda Eustice and photojournalist James Crowe journeyed to Lee Orchard in Plainsboro where you can pick your own fruit.

It was not so long ago that England was fully self-sufficient for its apples. We had loads of glorious orchards all over the ...