{"id":26556,"date":"2021-05-11T14:17:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T18:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/?page_id=26556"},"modified":"2025-08-19T10:43:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:43:31","slug":"fruit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/agriculture\/fruit\/","title":{"rendered":"Fruit"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.touchnet.com\/C22921_ustores\/web\/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=2846&amp;SINGLESTORE=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#1035, Starting &amp; Running Your Own Small Farm Business<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/1075e\/\">Bulletin #1075, Tarping in the Northeast: A Guide for Small Farms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.touchnet.com\/C22921_ustores\/web\/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=2853&amp;SINGLESTORE=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#1125, Trickle Irrigation in the Eastern United States<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.touchnet.com\/C22921_ustores\/web\/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=2856&amp;SINGLESTORE=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#1171, Building Soils for Better Crops\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/1225e\/\">Bulletin #1225, Irrigation Resources for Maine Farmers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Bulletin #2032, A Guide to Harvest and Storage of Tree Fruits in Maine\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2032e\/\">Bulletin #2032, A Guide to Harvest and Storage of Tree Fruits in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Bulletin #2034, Plum Production in Maine\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2034e\/\">Bulletin #2034, Plum Production in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Bulletin #2035 Farmer Skill &amp; 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