[NAFEX] stories RE organic apple prod'n, cool spring & bees

Brungardt, Sam Sam.Brungardt at state.mn.us
Mon Jun 9 10:36:58 EDT 2008


NS researcher helping farmers meet growing demand for organic apples
<http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hL1R358ephaNj-URFVuv6IRxm
JHA> 
The Canadian Press - WOLFVILLE, N.S.
The tree tends to use all of its energy to produce more than enough
fruit in one year, leaving it sapped the next. For organic farmers like
Nichols, ...
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Cool spring slows bees; fruit may suffer
<http://www.record-eagle.com/local/local_story_160101853.html> 
Traverse City Record Eagle - Traverse City,MI,USA
At risk is 2008's fruit and honey haul. "I think Mother Nature just
didn't give us enough warm-degree days for the bees to get out during
the pollination," ...
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