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Centerpiece:
IFTA Michigan Tour
24 Arctic armor
New frost prevention investments by Michigan
growers paid off during bloom-time frost.
28 On a roll
Growers help develop automated
refl ective color-fabric roller.
Pears
6 Interpera in Washington
Wenatchee, Washington, pear packers show
tour group new technology on their lines.
10 Repelling pear psylla
IPM project looks at potential for
biocontrols and pest repellents.
14 Belgium breakthroughs
We're on location in Europe as researchers
join the global fi ght against fi re blight.
16 Disease-seeking drones
See how Belgian scientists are using drones
and multispectral sensors to detect fi re blight.
18 Conference challenge
Belgian growers are all-in with Conference
pears, but is there room for more growth?
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A frost fan towers over a young apple block on July 20 in
Sparta, Michigan. The area experienced a hard spring
frost during full bloom, but many growers were protected
with frost fans and microsprinklers. Frost protection was
one of the major topics of the International Fruit Tree
Association Summer Tour. Read more on Page 24.
