Pears

Reagan, left, and Jacob Haas

Reagan and Jacob Haas, young growers from Wapato, Washington

May 9, 2025

Alondra Bruno of Grandview, Washington, prunes PremA153 trees (the apple marketed as Lemonade) from a ladder in March near Prosser, while her co-worker, Areli Galvan of Sunnyside, works on the ground. Sluggish economic conditions in the agriculture and construction industries have made domestic workers more available. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Less work, more workers for agriculture

May 7, 2025

Clean Plant Center Northwest director Scott Harper is surrounded by fruit trees at the Prosser, Washington, center in August 2017. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Clean Plant Center Northwest searching for new director

April 22, 2025

Kruti Ravaliya, consumer safety officer with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, discusses federal water rules for produce safety during the U.S. Apple Association’s Outlook conference in Chicago in August.(Matt Milkovich/Good Fruit Grower)

Get wise about your water

April 2, 2025

Columbia Gorge Fruit Growers director fired, admits theft

March 19, 2025

Fighting fruit pests from the air

March 11, 2025

Growers facing a fire blight pathogen predicament

February 20, 2025

UPDATED: Mass layoffs of federal workers will include scientists working for the fruit industry

February 14, 2025

South African growers forging their own trials

February 11, 2025

Postharvest pointers for pear growers

January 28, 2025

Closure of Sage Fruit sales desk triggers shake-up of Washington fruit volumes for 2025

January 16, 2025

US fruit exporters target Mexico

January 16, 2025