From the Farm — Now it's time to farm!

摘要

We have spent the winter going to meetings, talking about what might have been or might be in the future and in general being optimistic about what lies ahead for the industry. All is well and good as it should be, but now begins the time when we haveto produce the crop we are going to get a good price for. It is time to put that knowledge we have gathered to good use. I will use this time to review some of the production basics, particularly for those that are new to this business. This past winterwas the time to prune, hedge or thin your orchards to insure there is adequate sunlight for the trees this summer. A tight, crowded stand of trees is a fast way to low production and low quality. SUNLIGHT is one of the major components of good tree growth, high production and better quality. You should also have replanted any missing trees where space was not being efficiently used.