Ag Director hears apple growers’ concerns
Bud Hover, director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture Bud Hover, Washington’s new agriculture department director, met
The NOSB’s ‘lose-lose’ decision
A decision by the National Organic Standards Board not to extend use of a key antibiotic to control fire blight
Nurseries invest in Phytelligence
Jack Snyder, president of C&O Nursery. Four major nurseries that form the North American group of the International
Last Bite: Cox pipped out by Gala
Cox’s Orange Pippin is a firm, juicy, full-flavored apple with an orange-red skin and cream-colored flesh. Photo by Jacqueline King,
Cherry research needed
Washington cherry and stone fruit growers will have another opportunity in the coming weeks to vote on a special assessment
Cost of growing Reds
A new economic study from Washington State University estimates the variable costs of producing Red Delicious in a mature orchard
Washington-Chile partnership
Washington State fruit growers and packers Gebbers Farms of Brewster and Chelan Fruit Cooperative have purchased a 50-percent stake in
Red’s not dead
Photo by Melissa Hansen For the past 30 years, Red Delicious has been the poor relation of the apple family.
Land is scarce and costly
Farmland has become scarce and expensive as growers plow their profits back into their operations. Tree fruit growers who have
Yields are critical
In economic study of the costs of establishing, producing, and packing Honeycrisp apples in Washington State underlines the importance of