Career comes to late fruition
For more than two decades, Dr. Tom Toyama quietly got on with his work as stone fruit breeder at Washington
WSU program focused on self-fertility
Stone fruit breeding began at Washington State University in 1949 with the arrival of Dr. Harold Fogle, who had just
Bing dethroned
The Bing cherry, long the king of the Northwest industry, is losing ground to the newer Canadian varieties. In the
Surround might deter stinkbugs
The brown marmorated stinkbug is a challenge to control for any fruit grower, and organic growers have the fewest strategies
Chelan Fruit gears up
Orondo Ruby is a yellow-fleshed cherry that has more blush and matures earlier than Rainier. PHOTO COURTESY OF G&C ORCHARDS
SWD in Europe
A female spotted wing drosophila lays eggs on a cherry. PHOTO BY PETER SHEARER, OSU Fluctuating populations of spotted wing
SWD challenges growers
Unlike the common drosophila flies, spotted wing drosophila will attack cherries before they are ripe. PHOTO BY PETER SHEARER, OSU
Cherry insurance reduces risk
Cherry insurance can provide a financial shelter for growers when the crop is rained on. PHOTO BY GERALDINE WARNER The
The NOSB’s ‘lose-lose’ decision
A decision by the National Organic Standards Board not to extend use of a key antibiotic to control fireblight in
Nurseries invest in Phytelligence
Four major nurseries that form the North American group of the International New Varieties Network (INN) have made a significant