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NCW Fieldman’s Association is now NCW Orchard Network

August 4, 2026
Boxes of Cosmic Crisp apples on a packing line in 2019.

State’s rights for Cosmic Crisp

June 16, 2026

Factoring the cost of compliance for farmers

May 6, 2026

Looking for rootstock big shots

April 28, 2026
Grape growers facing a season without buyers for their fruit can cut back on irrigation and pruning to keep vines viable without cropping them. In this idled Mercer Ranches Syrah block near Alderdale, Washington, shown in February, viticulture director Richard Hoff (at right) intentionally lowered the blades of the prepruning machine, almost to the cordon, and will not bother sending a crew to hand prune afterward, as he normally would. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Hitting pause on a vineyard

April 9, 2026
Humma of Ruff Country K9 alerts on a Rainier cherry tree she detected as positive for little cherry disease in 2024 in Zillah, Washington. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Disease-sniffing dogs leading by the nose

February 26, 2026
Frank Zhao of Washington State University discusses alternative treatments for bacterial canker at the 83rd Annual Cherry Institute in January in Yakima. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Lime sulfur offers two-for-one disease control

February 24, 2026
A young pear orchard represents an investment in the future at Dorenberg Orchards in Lake Country, British Columbia, in July. Across the Okanagan Valley, growers have been grappling with years of uncertainty, marked by climate and economic challenges, but innovative growers are investing in their futures. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

BC tree fruit industry innovation

February 12, 2026
Fuji harvest in a Riveridge Produce V-trellis block in Grant, Michigan, October 2023. A Michigan State University cost-of-production study reported harvest makes up 36 percent of an average Michigan farm’s production costs. (Matt Milkovich/Good Fruit Grower)

Penciling out profitable plantings

February 10, 2026
Daniel Ross of Seso, an agribusiness labor company, shares some tips for growers applying for H-2A workers for the 2026 season, in the wake of changes to the visa program, while speaking at the Washington State Tree Fruit Association Annual Meeting in Wenatchee in December. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Working through changes with the H-2A program

February 9, 2026