Join us for our January 27th session with this month’s interest group speaker Rick Weinzierl of Weinzierl Fruit and Consulting, LLC. Rick will be speaking to us about Integrated Pest Management specifically in apple orchards and covering some stone fruit. He will be highlighting conventional and organic methods of pest […]
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Dr. Maria Kennedy of Rutgers University's Foraged Fruit Project will discuss the research and outcomes of a collaborative research project that investigates the impact of a renewed interest in wild, foraged, and feral fruits amongst contemporary cider makers and growers. This interactive webinar is part of the North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX) 2025 Virtual Conference, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers, November 6-8, via ZOOM or by phone. Join us!
Join us August 26th for a discussion with Leslie Duthie of the Botanic Garden at Tower Hill in Boylston MA. The meeting will be held on ZOOM and by phone from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Central time. This virtual NAFEX Townhall Meetup is FREE with your $19 NAFEX membership. […]
Go back on a journey in time, deep into the heart of Southern homesteads and orchards where wonderful apple varieties were being grown. Overtime like many of these apples became lost as old southern apples were not immune to conformity and many varieties fell into obscurity. Many varieties are lost […]
Are you curious about what’s going on in the world of apple breeding besides crispy apples? Maybe the future releases of a 100 year old pear breeding program peak your interest? Either way join us on March 26th as Christopher Gottschalk, Ph.D. of the USDA ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station […]
Discover the many types of Malus species around the world as Dr. Gayle Volk shares the USDA’s Malus germplasm collection and Derek Mills of Hocking Hills Orchard shares details of the 1,800 apple varieties in his orchard. This session is part of the NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers, November 9-11, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recordings later.
Join NAFEX for our next Apple Interest Group Meeting as we learn more about red-fleshed apples. Free with your $19 annual NAFEX membership.
NAFEX announced speaker and session topics for 2021 Virtual Conference, "Fruit Forward: Growing for Tomorrow," Nov. 15-20, 2021.