February 5, 2019

Steel materials for trellis construction await use at a new tree fruit block in Royal City, Washington, in August. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

High prices mean hard choices over steel

February 5, 2019

Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are harvested at Klipsun Vineyards in the Red Mountain AVA near Benton City, Washington on October 10, 2014. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Extra cuticle cuts water demand in the vineyard

February 5, 2019

Spotted wing drosophila prefer to hang out and lay eggs on this patent-pending gum developed by Oregon State University researchers. Eggs then desiccate, so this behavior-disrupting product could help growers reduce pest pressure significantly on soft fruits, without pesticides. (Courtesy Valerio Rossi Stacconi/Oregon State University)

Nonpesticidal controls for SWD

February 5, 2019

Capitol Building Washington D.C. File photo

Highlights in the new Farm Bill

February 5, 2019

Several rows of unreleased varieties in various stages of screening grow next to the mother tree of the WA 38 apple (in the bottom right corner of the block) in April 2018 at Washington State University’s research orchard near Wenatchee, Washington. For WSU’s next apple — or cherry — the university has more legal avenues for intellectual property protection, thanks to a small change in language in the new Farm Bill signed by President Donald Trump in December. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

The small print has a big impact in new Farm Bill

February 5, 2019

FSMA grower training offered in Eastern Washington Feb. 12, 13 and 20

February 5, 2019