USDA answers NY's pleas to increase Plum Pox compensation - Grassroots

USDA answers NY's pleas to increase Plum Pox compensation Grassroots An example of the new rate is that an acre of three-year old trees in a wholesale orchard will increase from $9429/acre to $12737/acre. The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, along with peach and stone fruit growers and nursery ...

Building slump cuts landscaping needs, hurts state's nursery tree sales - Press of Atlantic City

Building slump cuts landscaping needs, hurts state's nursery tree sales Press of Atlantic City Halka Nurseries is one of many companies with huge fields of trees and shrubs in Cumberland County, a place where more plant nursery products are produced than in most states. Since the housing and construction market collapsed, nursery wholesalers ... and more »

New almond promises Independence from bees - Fresno Business Journal

New almond promises Independence from bees Fresno Business Journal Dave Wilson Nursery, which holds the patent on the trees, has a producing Independence almond orchard in Modesto. At Dave Wilson Nursery, orders for Independence almond trees now exceed orders for the popular and widely known Nonpareil variety.

Home and Garden briefs for Feb. 5 - North County Times

Home and Garden briefs for Feb. 5 North County Times The workshop will be "Best Small and Large Fruit Tree Varieties to Plant in Our Area." Next, Diane Busch presents "The Benefits of Keeping Bees in Your Garden." Busch is a local beekeeper who maintains six hives. The meeting is in Aztlan Rooms A and B, ... and more »

New plant map shifts area to warmer zone - Washington Post

New plant map shifts area to warmer zone Washington Post Michael McConkey, who sells fruit trees from his nursery, Edible Landscaping, in Nelson County, Va., has grown increasingly tender plants since he started there in 1987. “It's great for the gardener, especially the edible plant gardener, because there ... and more »