Top 5 things your marketer would tell you
1 We understand your risks and challenges. Mast said marketers understand the huge risks that growers take when planting orchards.
Manageable apple crop forecast
Washington State apple producers expect to harvest 120 million packed boxes of apples this fall, according to the industry’s August forecast, the first official tally of the season.
Reluctant Regina
Cherry growers in Oregon like the Regina cherry. They like that it has some resistance to rain cracking and that the fruit ships well to Asia or Europe. They just wish the trees would be more productive.
Plan will guide pear research
Pear industry representatives in Oregon and Washington are collaborating to create a Pest Management Strategic Plan for pears. The goal
Pear Marketing: Connect with the customer
Pears are a relatively small item in the fresh produce department, but they are still important to retailers. Pears make
Fewer pears for canners
The outlook seems positive for the Northwest canning pear industry going into the 2013 season. The industry is expecting to
Should pear growers update?
While many pear growers in the Pacific Northwest have welcomed Dr. Amit Dhingra’s efforts to push the pear industry into
Pear industry ripe for change
When Dr. Amit Dhingra joined Washington State University seven years ago as a plant genomicist, one thing immediately struck him
Pears: A grower’s advocate
Pat Burnett tends to his 50 acres of pear orchard surrounding his red-roofed home at Leavenworth. by Geraldine Warner
WSU apple breeder screens for fireblight resistance
Dr. Kate Evans, WSU's apple breeder, is screening both seedlings and advanced selections for fireblight resistance.TJ MULLINAX Washington