Cowgill: Improving rootstocks for peaches
By Win Cowgill: After NC-140 research project’s success, new studies hope to do the same with peaches.
Corr: Our mission in Spanish
As every magazine reader knows, this has been an awful decade for the business of journalism. Advertising declined, jobs disappeared.
Hansen: Filling void in weed research at WSU
New WSU faculty member puts emphasis on weed management in Washington vineyards.
Rayapati: Risk of virus problems in field-grafted vineyards
The increasing demand for grapevines in the Pacific Northwest has many growers turning to field grafting to expand or replace
Gilbert: Farm Bill bears fruit for all
A Good Fruit Grower Good Point by Sean Gilbert, Gilbert Orchards
Pscheidt: How to rate viruses
With three-dozen different viruses that can be found on cherry trees, which ones do growers need to worry about?
Thurlby: Looking ahead to the Northwest cherry season
In Washington, we just came through the rainiest March on record, and the view from the window tells me the season has yet to give way to what most of us would call “springtime conditions.”
Food safety answers: What’s in your water? — Videos
Questions abound about implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act. To keep you abreast of the latest information, Good Fruit
Piece rate questions remain
In Carranza v. Dovex, a class of farmworkers is suing their employer seeking separate payment for ‘time spent performing outside of picking work.’ There are reasons for growers to be concerned.
How to manage weeds and nitrogen in organic orchards
Fixed-arm rolling cultivators — like this Wonder Weeder — are the most common method of weed management in Northwest