December 27, 2017

Growing by the acres

December 27, 2017

Margaret McCoy, a Washington State University graduate student studying spray technologies, shows a collection of used, rusted disc-core nozzles, the kind often found in a growers’ shop. (Shannon Dininny/Good Fruit Grower)

Yes, your spray nozzles need to be replaced on a regular basis.

December 27, 2017

Beall and Carpenter discovered, cleared and replanted Dufour’s original terraces on the slope overlooking the Kentucky River. (By Leslie Mertz)

Nation’s oldest commercial winery back in operation in Kentucky

December 27, 2017

A new tree insurance program in development aims to help growers protect their investment in orchards, since costs have risen dramatically with high-density systems like this V-trellis planting in Kittitas County, Washington. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Insurance beyond apples

December 27, 2017

Jeff and Nita Send are proud of this sign that stands in front of their orchard, Cherry Lane Farms, in northwestern Lower Michigan. It signifies that the farm has voluntarily met a set of standards set by the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) in its cropping and farmstead systems, which together focus on such farming aspects as irrigation and water use, soil conservation, safe handling of fuels and proper storage of chemicals. (By Leslie Mertz)

Verification program lets growers show off their stewardship

December 27, 2017

Bing harvest at the Doornink Fruit Ranch in Wapato, Washington, in June. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

Season’s smaller Bings highlight need for better crop load management tools

December 27, 2017

Food Safety Act - FDA

“They are there to find something wrong with you.”

December 27, 2017

Anne Morrell, Technical Issues Manager at Northwest Horticultural Council, on December 1, 2017. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Northwest Horticultural Council adds technical issues manager

December 27, 2017