Organic Fruit Production
Introduction to Organic Farming
Organic session, 2008 Annual Meeting, Washington State Horticulture Association, Yakima, WA.
Eco-Fruit is a European group of researchers working on organic fruit production. They hold a conference every other year, and have reported on many studies. Proceedings in English are now being made available on line.
Current Status of Global Organic Temperate Fruit. Presentation given at the International Organic Fruit Conference in Vignola, Italy, June 19-17, 2008. Co-sponsored by ISHS and IFOAM. The presentation covers consumer market trends, fruit production trends, and economics. The conference included over 40 presentations on plant protection, plant nutrition and soils, post harvest, and economics. These will be published in Acta Horticulturae in the next year. This paper and others are already on line at Organic E-Prints.
Upper Midwest Organic Tree Fruit Growers Network. A good collection of resources, especially for more humid zone production.
4th National Organic Tree Fruit Research Symposium proceedings. E. Lansing, Michigan, March 2007.
3rd
National Organic Tree Fruit Research Symposium.
June 6-8, 2005, Chelan, Washington, USA. Proceedings from the symposium
are available here as a PDF file. The next
symposium is planned for 2007 in Michigan.
2003 Organic Tree Fruit Acreage. A printable PDF document of the most recent statistics on organic tree fruit acreage in Washington State.
Organic Tree Fruit Research Needs for Washington State. September 2003. Developed from a series of meetings with growers, WSU, USDA-ARS, Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission.
Peshastin Creek Areawide Organic Pear Project. Link to the project description and extensive on-line insect monitoring results from this comparison of conventional, 'soft', and organic insect pest management.
2002 Organic Tree Fruit Acreage. A printable PDF document organic tree fruit acreage in Washington State.
Recent Trends in Organic Tree Fruit Production - 2002, by David Granatstein. An on-line Powerpoint presentation from the Wash. State Hort. Association Annual Meeting, Dec. 2002, displaying the most recent data on organic tree fruit acreage and prices.
Tree Fruit Production with Organic Farming Methods, by David Granatstein. A PDF manuscript.
Current Trends in Organic Tree Fruit Production, by D. Granatstein and E. Kirby. A PDF manuscript presenting organic tree fruit acreages in Washington State along with national and international estimates. Price trends are also included. Data cover through the end of 2001.
Trends in Organic Tree Fruit Production - 2001, by David Granatstein. An on-line Powerpoint presentation featuring updated data on organic tree fruit acreage in Washington State, nationally, and internationally, and trends in organic apple and pear prices. Dated 2/18/02. A more thorough report will be forthcoming.
Trends in Organic Tree Fruit Production in Washington State - 2000. by David Granatstein. A PDF manuscript updating the current acreages of organic apples, pears, and cherries, with some national and international data.
Trends in Organic Tree Fruit Production in Washington State - 1988-1999. by David Granatstein. EB1898E. A detailed analysis of organic tree fruit acreage and trends.
Other printed resource material