Should domestic apple promotions be revived?
Prices for Washington apples have stayed strong as volumes increase. The state exports about a third of its crop.
Magic water
Electrolyzed water is making waves in storage and packing house sanitation.
Just peachy!
Peach harvest, Yakima Valley, Washington. Photo by Lance Johnson, Yakima. Green House in Orchard. Photo by John
Digging back into peach history
The Chinese were clonally propagating peach trees at least 7,000 years ago.
A “blemish” on our cover? Oh no!
WA 38 apples in Prosser, Washington. Photo by TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower Close-up of our June 2015
Cheerful over cherries
Ramon Lopez Santiago harvests cherries in Mosier, Oregon. Photo by Paloma Ayala, Hood River, Oregon. "Cherry"Artwork by
Sharing workers saves costs
Small growers who can’t justify the high costs of employing foreign guest workers through the H-2A program can
Earthly endeavors
Irrigation of new orchard near Parker, Washington. Photo by Lance Johnson New orchard below Cleman Mountain, Tieton,
Rootstocks under trial
Geneva rootstocks might be less vigorous in Washington.
Plum lucky—twice
We love blossoms here at Good Fruit Grower, and this month we are fortunate to feature two wonderful photographs of