Frosty weather in 2024 resulted in the smallest U.S. pear harvest in nearly 60 years, according to USDA data. Experts expect a rebound this season as Pacific Northwest pear orchards looked promising ...

Seedless fruit production, known as parthenocarpy, offers major commercial advantages by improving eating quality, reducing labor costs, and stabilizing yields under poor pollination conditions.

Fisker Inc., the California-based maker of electric vehicles plans to start production of its second vehicle, the PEAR, in 2024 at what is now Foxconn’s auto assembly plant in Lordstown. After the ...

Global fresh apple and pear production are forecast to fall this marketing year as U.S. harvests and exports increase, according to a new USDA report. China and Turkey suffered unfavorable weather, ...

Fresh pears could be harder to find in grocery store aisles nationwide in the coming year. Bad winter weather and a record-setting freeze in January hit hard in Washington and Oregon, damaging much of ...