Stone fruits

Washington Apple Education Foundation celebrates students

July 23, 2026

Workers harvesting canning peaches in California

Problems persist for canning peach crop

July 16, 2026

Rick DeLap in his Wasington orchard

Washington’s Okanogan County contends with crop loss

July 9, 2026

Bruce Talbott checks on fruit quality during peach harvest in 2021

Predicting a peachy pace for harvest

July 1, 2026

Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission completes 2026 funding cycle and sets dates for next research reviews

June 3, 2026

Eva Martinez, right, account manager for Domex Superfresh Growers, shares that she was nervous to speak on the panel but says, as women, “we were meant to be heard and not just seen.” Putting yourself out there, despite nerves and uncertainty, was a theme of the Women’s Fresh Perspectives Conference focused on leadership development. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

Women’s Fresh Perspectives Conference in Yakima celebrates leadership

May 21, 2026

Lupe Muñoz, a longtime Central Washington orchard manager, captains a cherry harvest in June 2025 for River Valley Fruit near Grandview, Washington. The Mexican immigrant received legal status during the 1986 amnesty program and became a U.S. citizen in 1991. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Los jefes in Washington’s fruit industry

May 7, 2026

From left, Washington State University’s Karen Lewis and Stefano Musacchi laugh with grower Scott McDougall during a preharvest field day for WA 38 apples in Quincy in 2022. While field days are part of the job for extension specialists, it was Lewis’ repertoire and relationships with growers that served her well throughout her career. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

Changing hands and changing times for tree fruit extension team

May 5, 2026

When grower Jim Baird removes an orchard, he chips the wood and discs it into the soil to boost soil health for whatever comes next. In this case, an aged-out block of Aztec Fuji makes way in March for new cherry trees at his Othello, Washington, farm. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Invest in rest for your orchard

April 22, 2026

Elias Rubio with HMC Farms demonstrates the method for rolling up a new netting system the farm is trialing on its plums during the International Fruit Tree Association tour in February in the San Joaquin Valley of California. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

California crop management uncovered

April 2, 2026