In The Box
Geraldine Warner’s article “How Do Your Returns Stack Up?” in the November Good Fruit Grower included several helpful comments about
Last Bite — The rise and fall of the fruit box label
As this is the last article in this series, I decided to provide a brief overview of the history of
Legislative outlook shifts for ag employers
There is great concern and interest in what the outcome of the midterm elections means for agricultural employers. We know
Breeders seek input from supply chain
The apple, cherry, peach, and strawberry breeding activities of RosBREED are located across the United States at university, federal, and
Maintain a hierarchy in tree framework
The framework of these 12-year-old Packham trees (2,082 trees per hectare) on mini-Tatura is simple and very productive (55 to
The Aussie Bush for cherries
To get cherry trees into production quickly and produce large firm cherries, it is generally accepted that we must: • Grow
REAP can benefit orchardists
Fruit growers have been less likely than other farmers to tap into funds available under the USDA Rural Energy for
Large art for small farms
An illustration of what John Maher’s ladder artwork will look like. Artist John Maher of Mosier, Oregon, is turning his
More quantity than quality in China
Chinese packers have been unable to convince growers to update orchards to improve yields and color. Shandong growers are unwilling
Last Bite – Exponential growth
Capitalizing on Native American images to sell fruit, Skookum and Yum-Yum labels were developed in competing regions of Washington State.