2014 Hort Show preview: Advancing with the times
The annual Washington hort meeting will assemble experts who can help growers move forward in their operations.
Fighting food fraud with forensics
Each apple has a chemical fingerprint that links it to the place it was grown.
Applying precision agriculture to tree fruit
Precision agriculture helps growers optimize returns.
Removing variability to improve crop uniformity
Precision agriculture allows farms to be managed in zones
Ideas from Mars
Horticulturist takes inspiration from NASA to envision crews of robots in the orchard.
Time’s right for precision ag
An effort to introduce variable-rate fertilizer applications in orchards was 20 years ahead of its time.
Labor worries spur automation effort
Washington scientists are looking for worldwide collaborators to work on automated harvesting.
Exploring on-farm hydropower
After helping growers install superior fish screens, the Farmers Conservation Alliance is looking at the potential for turbines in canals.
Tree Fruit Association prepares for board elections
Growers will not be able to opt out of funding the association.
Mission to Kazakhstan
Young Kazakhs are being trained in horticulture to help them improve orchard production.