To save apple seeds, start with a ripe apple: While you usually throw away the core and seeds when eating an apple, this time ...

Pruning apple trees has many benefits. It can prevent damaged tree limbs from harming other branches and increase airflow ...

USDA has awarded a $601,125 grant to a team of Penn State scientists for the development of a robotic spraying system that ...

As the rest of our culture thrives on overexposure, why shouldn’t a garden have the right to retain an air of mystery?

Whether you're tending to established apple trees or nurturing young ... any branches that cross over each other or grow toward the center of the tree. This isn't just about tidying up — good ...

If you want peppery greens to spice up your vegetable garden consider growing mustard greens and arugula, also known as rocket. These cabbage family relatives grow like weeds and will gladly self-sow ...

Apples are on my mind. They’re everywhere at this time of year. This coming weekend marks the 30th anniversary of Franklin ...

Chief Plenty Coups was known as a warrior, a visionary, and a diplomat. The chief also had a large apple orchard that still stands on the property.

In 2009, Brand began planting apple trees at the farm — replacing previous row crop fields. He initiated plantings ...

After my last column on picking apples, someone asked me how we get so many varieties. Someone else asked how we get the ...

Montana Ag Network reports on the effort to keep Chief Plenty Coups apple orchard going. The orchard is 120 years old and showing its age.