Tip top cherry
Kim and Troy Toftness with their children Brock and Brylee. Their Skylar Rae cherry brand is named after their first
Top five things to consider before going organic
When you heard at the coffee shop that organic Honeycrisp apples were returning well over $1,000 a bin to the
Food Alliance’s future uncertain
A lack of funding has forced the Food Alliance to suspend its operations, though its licensed producers will be able
Plantings set record pace
If Washington’s 129-million-box apple crop took you by surprise last fall, consider this. If there hadn’t been hailstorms throughout Washington
Testing tree health
Dennis Smith, horticulturist with G.S. Long Company, Inc., in Yakima, Washington, has been doing soil and leaf sampling for fruit
Nutrient information needed
As yield expectations have soared in recent years, so has the importance of nutrient management. Apple growers who were once
Beware of weed resistance
DON'T LET WEEDS GET AWAY It’s particularly important to keep up with weed control in a young orchard because the
WSU seeks licensee
Washington State University’s Research Foundation, which owns the new WA 38 apple, has issued an “announcement of opportunity” inviting individuals,
Start working on health care now
Health care reform will add to employers’ costs and complicate their business when regulations take effect next year. But, attorney
Tree fruit program revived
Although Leo Garcia is best known in the tree fruit industry for championing education programs for Hispanic workers, he’s also