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• Orchard ground covers
• Weed zapper: New technology could control herbicide resistant weeds.
• Beware of weed resistance
• Nutrient information needed: Industry pushes for more research.
• Testing tree health
• Understanding soil health: Cornell scientist advocates proactive, holistic approach to soil health.
• Nutrient needs of apple trees
• THE Top 5: Five ways to promote healthy soil
• Meet Washington States new agriculture director
• Your management program matters: Part VI: Enhancing biocontrol series
• WSU seeks license to manage WA 38
• Rescue thinning
• The Big Stomach: The Big Apple is the big market for Hudson River Valley growers.
• Profiting from buy-local trend
• Hidden costs of rodent control
• Choose your poison carefully: Not all rodenticides are harmful to raptors.
• Encouraging birds to prey
• Growers rapturous over rodent control: Barn owl boxes really do work.
• Evaluating grape sites: Computer model crunches data for potential vineyard plantings.
• The root of the matter: Whats going on down there?
• Cornell releases new wine grape varieties: A cold-tolerant white, a disease-resistant red.
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