From growing and selling to packing
Jamie Kober (left) oversees the control room in the new packing facility. Sally Lutz is the facility manager. Last year,
Riveridge plans to try direct marketing
Trees are tied to wires using short sections of rubber tubing. While many of the fruit-farming families on Fruit Ridge
How do your returns stack up?
Orchardists Gery and Sherry Amos of Wapato, Washington, founded PackerData.com to give growers better You just got your check from
Twins team up in business
Kevin (left) and Mark Stennes have different, but complementary personalities. Mark is in charge of their orchards while Kevin manages
Retail venture hit by recession
Keith Stennes (left) and his son Kevin still use the office at the retail store that they had to close
Challenges ahead in selling apples
Marketing is going to be a challenge for most of the coming decade as waves from the financial collapse and
Will social media help sell apples?
We’re in a social media craze, no doubt about that. Facebook has reached a half billion users worldwide (70 million
Cherry prices frustrate growers
The last two cherry seasons—though quite different—have left Northwest growers frustrated over their returns. In 2009, the Pacific Northwest’s fresh cherry
How the cold affects fruit buds
Fruit Bud Hardiness By Lynn E. Long If severe cold can kill entire trees it can obviously damage fruit buds.
Good Stuff
Closer receives registration Dow AgroSciences has received federal registration of its sulfoxaflor insecticide, sold under the brand name Closer, which