May 28, 2025

Del Monte Foods in Yakima, Washington, in November 2024. On May 23, the company announced it is closing the Yakima facility, which canned pears and apples, as well as two associated warehouses. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Del Monte closes Yakima plant

May 28, 2025

Irrigation specialist Troy Peters has been named the new director of the Washington State University Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems at the Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Peters to direct Washington State University’s precision ag center

May 28, 2025

Mikey Hanks, right, of Washington Fruit Growers leads Wassamon Morawan, center, Sitarat Kana and other Thai fruit buyers on a tour of the company’s Yakima, Washington, packing facilities in late April. On-again, off-again tariffs and a trade war with China have shippers and international buyers uncertain about export markets, but the recent 90-day pause has — at least temporarily — eased the stress. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Tariff debates stir shifting trade winds for cherry industry

May 28, 2025

A Concord juice grape vineyard in Pennsylvania, part of the Lake Erie grape region. Concord growers rely on fungicides to protect against black rot and other diseases. (Courtesy Megan Luke/Lake Erie Regional Grape Program)

Fungicide label changes may challenge vineyard management

May 28, 2025

Starr Ranch Growers’ Custom Apple Packers facility in Quincy, Washington, seen during the 2022 International Fruit Tree Association summer study tour. The Wenatchee-based grower-packer has formed a new marketing partnership with Honeybear Brands, bringing along its state-of-the-art facilities and offering increased capacity to bring more outside growers to the sales desk, said Don Roper, president of Minnesota-based Honeybear. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Honeybear Brands announces sales partnerships with Starr Ranch Growers and Valicoff Fruit

May 28, 2025

Riley Martin, a young grower from Naches, Washington

May 28, 2025

It’s easy to monitor moths when populations are high, but at low levels, traps can be inefficient. New models from WSU aim to provide more insight into the dynamics of low populations. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Maximizing codling moth models

May 28, 2025