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Torey Schmidt, in Hood River, Oregon, on Sept. 16, 2024. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Torey Schmidt, a young grower from Parkdale, Oregon

August 28, 2025
Researchers Miljan Cvetkovic of Bosnia, far left, and Milutin Karas of Serbia

Scientists share cherry-ology focus

August 26, 2025
Staccato cherries

British Columbia cherry growers promoting a big August crop

August 21, 2025
Slices of Arctic Golden Delicious, right, and Arctic Fuji, left

Gene weaver dreams of the future apple industry

August 7, 2025
Growers learn about emerging pollination technology during the “Bees, Bots and Blueberries” field day...

Cronquist: BerrySmart showcase

July 31, 2025

Madison Shaw, a young grower from Port Orchard, Washington

July 29, 2025
Polish fruit growers were among the 125 people who checked out precision irrigation and heat management tools and ideas on July 25 at the Washington State University Smart Orchard field day near Mattawa. Organizers will host another field day at a different Smart Orchard location on Aug. 1 near Zillah. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Heat and water highlight Smart Orchard field day

July 29, 2025
Felix Schuhmann, a student from Germany who interned with Hanrahan Orchards and the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission in 2017, trenches for irrigation lines in preparation for a Cosmic Crisp planting in Zillah, Washington. Schuhmann is one of over 100 interns hosted by the research commission or on the Hanrahan family farm, through a mentorship program inspired by personal experience, said Ines Hanrahan, executive director of the research commission. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Breaking ground for interns in the tree fruit industry

July 23, 2025
Workers size a sample of an incoming grower lot of cherries at a Columbia Fruit Packers facility in Wenatchee, Washington, in 2024. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Regulatory roadblock for revising cherry standards

July 10, 2025
Large, 105-ounce cans wait to be filled at the Del Monte Foods cannery in Yakima, Washington, in November. As retail demand for canned fruit continues to decline, Del Monte closed the facility in May. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Canning contraction for Northwest pear industry

July 8, 2025