Hort Show and EXPO 2025
Coverage of the 2025 Washington State Tree Fruit Association Annual Meeting, NW Hort Expo and Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO
Hort Show Day 3: Breaks and H-2A covered in labor session; timing and costs in pest control talks
Labor presentations filled one of the sessions on the third and final day of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association
Michigan hort society gives Bodtke and Rothwell Distinguished Service Awards
The Michigan State Horticultural Society presented two Distinguished Service Awards during the 2025 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO at a banquet on Dec. 10. The awards were given to blueberry grower Larry Bodtke and Michigan State University extension specialist Nikki Rothwell. Blueberry grower Larry Bodtke received a Distinguished Service Award from the Michigan State Horticultural Society at the 2025 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO on Dec. 10. (Courtesy Larry Bodtke) Larry Bodtke, who grew up on a blueberry farm in Grand Junction, Michigan, earned a bachelor’s degree in animal science from MSU. He began his […]
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EXPO Day 2: MSU researchers cover peach variety trials and cost of production
Peaches were one of the topics covered Dec. 10 during Day 2 of the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm
Washington fruit industry honors excellence and leaders at annual awards banquet
From left, Good Fruit Grower Managing Editor Shannon Dininny and the DeMarree family, Alison, Kristen and Tom, the 2025 Good Fruit Growers of the Year. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower) Despite tough economic times, Washington’s tree fruit industry celebrated some of its most successful people on Tuesday evening, Dec. 9, at the Washington State Tree Fruit Association’s annual awards banquet in the Wenatchee Convention Center. Highlighting the evening was the honoring of the Good Fruit Growers of the Year — Tom, Alison and Kristen DeMarree of Williamson, New York — chosen by the magazine’s advisory board for their embrace of new varieties, […]
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EXPO Day 1: Covering climate change
Day 1 of the 2025 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO is in the books. The EXPO’s Apple
Hort Show Day 2: Cherry economics and technology talks
The second day of the Washington Tree Fruit Association’s annual meeting kicked off with well-attended sessions on cherry production and
Hort Show Day 1: D.C. journalist paints hopeful picture of American life
It’s not all bad in Washington, D.C. That’s what Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle told growers at the Washington State
Dininny: A deserving honor in a difficult year
Our Growers of the Year are leading with innovation, giving with heart as the industry moves forward with cautious optimism.
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DeVaney: Hope in hard times
Growers see progress on fuel and labor costs, supply and demand challenges.
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Ahead of the curve: 2025 Good Fruit Growers of the Year
Data diligence, technology adoption and horticultural acumen earn New York’s DeMarree family the 2025 Good Fruit Growers of the Year award.
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History and horticulture: 2025 Good Fruit Growers of the Year
Tom DeMarree’s family farming experiences helped guide his success, from crop management to farm succession.
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Deep data diver: 2025 Good Fruit Growers of the Year
Alison DeMarree’s farm business summaries helped New York growers track their productivity and supported the family farm’s transition to fresh market profitability.
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