October 2025 Issue

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October 2025 — Digital Issue

March 20, 2026

Dininny: Member model

March 2, 2026

Two Washington apple companies became the first commercial-scale producers in the U.S. to certify with the Regenerative Organic Certified program

Growing a brand beyond organic

October 30, 2025

Cabernet Franc grapes at Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery in Jordan, Ontario.

Winery taps into terroir and tourism

October 28, 2025

As willing consumers regularly scan receipts to earn rewards, new datasets allow the produce industry to track trends and target promotions. (Photo Illustration by TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

A digital eye on consumer data

October 23, 2025

A pollinizer tree at the end of a row of Honeycrisp in a Kent City, Michigan, orchard.

A pollination puzzle

October 21, 2025

At Ridgeview Orchards in Conklin, Michigan, strips of reflective fabric in row middles or under trees help color hard-to-color apples, especially Honeycrisp.

RidgeFest reflections on apple quality

October 16, 2025

Alejandra Odegard of Swan Systems discusses automated irrigation in July with attendees at the Washington State University Smart Orchard field day in Mattawa.

An algorithm advantage with automated irrigation — Video

October 14, 2025

West Mathison, president of Stemilt Growers, left, and retired fruit executive Welcome Sauer discuss the history and future of Washington’s apple volumes in August at the 2025 USApple Outlook conference in Chicago. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

USApple Outlook: ‘Day will follow night’

October 9, 2025

Rachael LeBlanc, research scientist and apple breeder at the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre in Ontario

Apples with appeal: Sweet, crisp and red

October 8, 2025