This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its annual wage survey which serves as the basis for the Adverse Effect Wage Rates the Department of Labor will set for 2025...
Conversations are underway about how crop insurance programs could provide risk management tools better tailored to the wine industry, starting with a wildfire smoke endorsement that will be available to California growers in 2025...
The Washington Apple Commission met Oct. 15 in Ellensburg for the first time with new president Michael Schadler on board and discussed the ongoing harvest, the promotional budget for the 2024–25 crop year and how the success of those programs is measured...
Work on robotic nitrogen applicator steers industry toward tree-level management.
Washington apple industry considers promoting the health benefits of apples in a collectively funded domestic marketing campaign.
As Cosmic Crisp enters its sixth harvest, researchers continue to fine-tune their recommendations for harvest and storage...
Groups trade visits to orchards in the Netherlands and Washington, organized by the Orchard of the Future collaboration.
After years of economic struggles and dissension, BC Tree Fruits folds, leaving many growers in the lurch.
As the 2024 pear harvest continues around the Northwest, the industry expects to harvest 10.6 million 44-pound boxes...
Washington growers can now start placing nursery orders for WA 64, the newest release from Washington State University’s breeding program...
