WSTFA offers FSMA training in English and Spanish on April 11, 12; May 2, 3
Elis Owens, director of Birko technical services, speaks to cleaning and sanitation workshop attendees in July 2016 in Zillah,
Record 2018 blueberry crop plants Oregon in No. 1 spot
Earliblue blueberry growing in Oregon’s Willamette Valley in 2011. The blueberry crop is booming in Oregon and Washington, which
Cornell offers in-depth fruit school March 26 and 27
Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is offering a two-day, in-depth fruit school: “Precision Crop Load Management and
Washington Winegrowers elect board members
The Washington Winegrowers Association elected board members and officers at their annual meeting held in February in Kennewick, Washington. Steele
USA Pears making first appearance at South by Southwest
USA Pears will be part of the Wellness Expo at the 2019 South by Southwest (SXSW) cultural event in Austin,
Cornell receives $68.9 million for new grape research lab
Cornell released Traminette in 1996. Today, dozens of wineries in New York, Colorado, Nebraska, Indiana, and other states now
Sale of Broetje Orchards creates FirstFruits Farms
New owner plans to continue many employee-support programs created by Broetje.
Trade mitigation funds approved for Washington apples
The Washington Apple Commission will receive nearly $8.5 million through the USDA Agricultural Trade Promotion (ATP) funding program, according to
Stephen Garczynski: 1960–2019
Stephen Garczynski Stephen Garczynski, research geneticist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Wapato, Washington, died Feb.
Spanish-language FSMA training in Eastern WA March 5 and 6
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association will hold a Spanish-language Produce Safety Alliance grower training course in Wenatchee on March