Robert: More cider apples are needed to meet soaring demand
Marcus Robert at Tieton Cider Works' cider orchard in Yakima, Washington in 2014. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower file photo)
Tree fruit technology roadmap : Hort Show Preview
“Continuous Change,” the theme of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association 112th Annual Meeting, is a familiar challenge to the
DeVaney: Continuous improvement
The 2017 Washington State Tree Fruit Association Annual Meeting and Northwest Hort Expo will be held in Wenatchee, Washington,
Bush: New tool in detecting BMSB
Research entomologist, Peter Landolt holds a sticky wasp trap covered with brown marmorated stink bug in a Yakima, Washington,
Dhingra: The age of the pear
The pear industry has unlimited potential and is ripe for a revolution
New tools to determine fruit quality parameters
Several devices and methods to measure fruit quality have been introduced to the market — here’s a look at what they do.
Woods: Getting ready for FSMA
Even as retailers continue to up the ante by adding more restrictive food safety requirements for produce suppliers, tree fruit
Thurlby: Hot for cherries
Gonzalo Villareal harvests SweetHeart cherries in Selah, Wash., on July 16, 2015. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower) After record-setting
Wade: Free trade should include fair trade
A Good Fruit Grower good point by Mike Wade, USApple chairman
Allen: My thanks to growers supporting food safety research
“One bad apple will spoil the barrel” is almost as familiar as the saying “an apple a day keeps the