The fourth Q-Tee season kicks off on 9 August. The harvest is 10% up on last year, with a potential of around 3,300 tonnes of pears. "Although the weather conditions were not in our favor and we were ...

The Hot Climate Programme, an industry-leading breeding programme, is capturing the attention of fresh produce companies globally, as the demand for climate-resistant fruit increases. Initiated in ...

Did you know there are over 3,000 varieties of pears grown across the world?! Although only a fraction of these varieties are grown and sold in the United States, there are still eleven delicious and ...

It has taken years of development to get the deep-red Red Modoc® and Red Angel® pears to the next phase. These varieties came ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are even pears that won't brown when you slice them. bhofack2 / GETTY IMAGES For some reason, pears don't get as much love ...

Plant two pear varieties for best pollination. The flowers of most pear varieties can't pollinate themselves. Instead, they must cross-pollinate with a different variety to develop fruit. A different ...

Morning Kiss Organic says it will work with partners in Argentina to offer packham, d’anjou and bartlett organic pear varieties this import season, which runs March through June. The brand said in a ...

Wanganui people are leading the way in pear consumption because growers have introduced them to new varieties at the riverside market, grower Nick Tripe says. The pear harvest began at his 9ha ...