USDA introduces new grapevine insurance program
Grape growers will have a new risk management tool next year to insure the vines themselves, not just the crop, against natural hazards such as wildfire or freeze damage...
Producing pears with lots of helping hands
Thousands of volunteers make harvest happen at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Medford Pear Orchard.
WSU tech field day introduces a wide variety of research projects
Field day highlights precision application of fertilizer, virtual orchards to train robots and frost-tracking drones...
CMI Orchards announces partnership with Starr Ranch Growers; Gilbert Orchards moves to Washington Fruit Growers
This week, CMI Orchards, the Wenatchee-based sales and marketing company, announced a new partnership with Starr Ranch Growers...
WSU field day focuses on WA 64 harvest timing and WA 38 horticulture
To figure out the optimum harvest timing for WA 64, the new apple release from Washington State University, researchers will be picking at repeated intervals in coming weeks...
Old trees, new growers
One couple’s pear orchard purchase shows how community and co-op support can help attract new growers to the industry.
Co-op cooperation aims to keep the pear industry growing
New leaders at the Wenatchee River Valley’s three pear cooperatives share their vision for meeting the challenges facing the region.
A better use for ag waste
Biochar company tests ancient technology in modern orchards to sequester carbon and boost tree growth.
Northwest pear growers show strong support for continuing marketing order
As pear growers in Washington and Oregon head into harvest, they continue to show strong support for their marketing order program...
Bots, bees and berries
Field day showcases new technologies aiming to boost blueberry production.