The family-owned orchard is celebrating its 20th year as a certified organic apple orchard. "We were the first commercial organic orchard in the state when we converted the whole farm over, and not ...

In organic orchards it has proven to be especially problematic. In the future it may become more of a problem in conventional orchards because there are reports of increasing resistance to ...

Clearview Organic Orchards, 646 Trabing Road, Watsonville The picking season starts Sept. 14 and runs through October. Advance tickets are required for $7 and are good for one family-sized vehicle ...

In addition, summer diseases such as bitter rot, black rot, powdery mildew, sooty mould and fly speck are fungal diseases poorly controlled in organic orchards. Conventional and IPM growers apply 8 to ...