NPR: Some Northwest growers worry vines and trees not ready for cold
Northwest Public Radio reports that some growers are worried that their vines and fruit trees are not ready for plunging
Compost increases the water holding capacity of droughty soils, says MSU researcher
M. Charles Gould of Michigan State University Extension, has written an article on how to choose compost that increase the
Young artist wins $1,000 in apple art contest
“Orchards of Home” by Claire Seaman Claire Seaman, 17, a 2015 graduate of Cascade High School in Leavenworth,
Residues are below MRLs
The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission has completed its 2015 trial to evaluate pesticide and fungicide residues on apples. No
Scientists join ARS Hall of Fame
Ralph Scorza (left) and Scott Yates Dr. Ralph Scorza, research horticulturist and lead scientist at the U.S. Department
University of Georgia honors peach grower
Jimmy Forrest The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has presented South Carolina peach grower
Chief operations officer retires from C&O Nursery
Richard “Dick” Snyder Richard “Dick” Snyder has retired as chief operations officer of C&O Nursery based in Wenatchee,
New “alien” wasp found in Washington State; could be bad news for stinkbug
A female Trissolcus japonicus parasitoid wasp emerging from parasitized Halyomorpha halys eggsat the USDA-APHIS Quarantine Facility, Corvallis, Oregon. (Courtesy
24 specialty crop proposals in Wa State receive $4.1m
The Washington State Department of Agriculture says that it will award approximately $4.1 million in grant funding through the U.S.
WSU AgWeatherNet director leaving
Gerrit Hoogenboom The director of Washington State University’s AgWeatherNet program, Gerrit Hoogenboom, has accepted a position at the