Tree crops—for example, apple, cherry, olives, nuts, coffee, and cacao—cover more than 183 million hectares worldwide, yet remain largely overlooked in agricultural policies, despite their critical ...

Global climate variability and evolving agronomic practices have intensified research into optimising fruit quality and yield in tree crops. Integrative approaches now combine precise crop monitoring, ...

ROCKFORD, Mich. — Thanksgiving is next week, which means —very soon— the center of many homes will be a Christmas tree. Are you hoping for a real tree this year? For many families cutting down a tree ...

Weekly From the Ground Up column for the week of April 26 ...

Katahdin hair sheep taking refuge under white pines that were intentionally left by Alex Caskey in the pasture for shade, on Barred Owl Brook Farm. Megan Bush plants rows of winter squash among mixed ...

Christmas trees are grown at farms across the country that have to deal with the same weather, pest and disease pressures of any other crop. We meet a few upper Midwest Christmas tree growers. Trees ...

I’m walking in a still wintery landscape in Walworth County. Kiera Theys with Geneva Lake Conservancy is my guide. Her organization is on a mission to reestablish oak trees in this region. Before ...

Christmas Eve is just two months away and before you know it, you’ll be looking for that perfect Christmas tree to welcome the holiday season. But locally grown Christmas trees and other crops are ...

The wet spring followed by near-drought conditions in September and October in Michigan combined to produce fantastic tree quality this year. The state is one of the top Christmas tree producers. Are ...