Why the National Organic Standards Board made its decision
In 2011, when the National Organic Standards Board made a formal recommendation to the National Organic Program to permit oxytetracyline
Behind the scenes at the NOSB
Harold Austin In April, the National Organic Standards Board will decide whether organic apple and pear growers in the United
Fireblight-resistant apple
Ladina, a new high-quality apple variety with low susceptibility to fireblight and mildew, has been developed by a Swiss research
How the NOSB makes decisions
The National Organic Standards Board is a federal advisory committee that makes the decisions on which inputs can be used
Who’s on the NOSB
The National Organic Standards Board has 15 members who serve five-year terms, though the terms are not equally staggered. The
Bulk wine prices stay strong
Washington wine producers can expect strong prices for red bulk wines for the next several years, Josh Maloney, winemaker with
Why it matters where you sell your grapes
Colin Morrell With 700 wineries in Washington State and numerous more in neighboring states, wine grape growers have plenty of
End of the line
Growers Credit Corporation board members and staff leave their last board meeting. Pictured are (from left) Bob Petersen of Manson,
Predicting problems
At left, Dave Rudell checks stored Honeycrisp for development of scald at the USDA lab in Wenatchee. Later stages of