Cultivating climate resilience
Great Lakes fruit growers must adjust to rising heat and precipitation.
Ready for a heat repeat
WSU researcher shares lessons from 2021’s summer heat wave.
Heat disorder moving eastward
Lenticel breakdown poses a growing problem for Eastern U.S. apples.
A test for heat stress
In-orchard cooling methods varied as heat wave hit.
Cherry growers harvest at night to beat record-setting heat wave
Cherry growers in the Pacific Northwest are racing to beat a record-setting heat wave, many of them harvesting in the dead of night.
Weather events make farming riskier and harder
Northwest Michigan farms struggle with climate change.
Turning up the heat raises risks for ag workers
Strategies are available to help workers beat the heat, including face masks for summer wear.
Hotter climate alters the cold chain
Maturity metrics may not yield the usual results for fruit grown in warmer-than-usual growing seasons.