An experienced financial services professional serving the agricultural community in and around York County, PA, John Weaner maintained the position of executive loan officer and vice president of AgChoice Farm Credit for nearly three decades. Outside of his other professional activities in York County and the City of York, PA, John Weaner has served as a presenter at conferences for the Pennsylvania Fruit Growers Association.

1. PENNSYLVANIA FRUIT GROWERS LOOK
BACK ON THE 2015 SEASON
By John Weaner, York County

2. INTRODUCTION
 An experienced financial services professional serving the
agricultural community in and around York County, PA,
John Weaner maintained the position of executive loan
officer and vice president of AgChoice Farm Credit for
nearly three decades. Outside of his other professional
activities in York County and the City of York, PA, John
Weaner has served as a presenter at conferences for the
Pennsylvania Fruit Growers Association.
As cold weather sweeps across the state and ushers in
winter, many Pennsylvania fruit farmers are looking back
on the 2015 growing season by reviewing production
numbers and examining the weather conditions that
affected fruit growth.

3. PENNSYLVANIA FRUIT GROWERS
 In a recent article from Penn State’s Fruit Times News,
tree fruit professor Robert Crassweller presented data
displaying seasonal rainfall, sunlight levels, and other
weather-related information at three growing sites
throughout Pennsylvania.
Professor Crassweller’s numbers show the effects of a
late-spring frost that left some tree varietals damaged and
others unharmed. His data also highlights the year’s
rainfall distribution patterns, which varied across the state
and added some additional stress to trees trying to
support full blooms and early fruit. This was particularly
true in Central and Southcentral Pennsylvania, where
some spots experienced very little rain at times.