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Relative growth of Honeycrisp trees after the first growing season in a rootstock trial in East Wenatchee. Source: Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission (Jared Johnson/Good Fruit Grower)

Race to the top: Honeycrisp growing pressures

January 28, 2016
The Legacy orchard has housing for 98 workers. McDougall is constructing more housing to double that number. (Geraldine Warner/Good Fruit Gower)

H-2A is expensive but essential

January 28, 2016
Researchers collect apples for analysis after treatment in a split dump tank system. (Courtesy Ines Hanrahan)

Food safety research focuses on packing

January 14, 2016
Food Safety Act - FDA

Gathering data for food safety

January 14, 2016

Getting the most out of Apogee

January 14, 2016

Enhancing fruit quality

January 14, 2016
Orchard workers used tablets to answer questions about their work and symptoms of heat-related illness. (Courtesy Stacey Holland, PNASH)

Avoiding heat-related illness

December 28, 2015
A first-leaf planting of SugarBee apples is on the left and Gala on the right. Sam Godwin planted the SugarBees 18 inches apart with 10 feet between rows, hoping for mature yields of at least 80 bins per acre. (Geraldine Warner/Good Fruit Grower)

Surviving as a small grower

December 28, 2015

Warner: The never-ending story list

December 21, 2015
Craig Young (center) learns about the characteristics of WA 38 during a field day at Washington State University’s Sunrise Orchard between Wenatchee and Quincy. It is a vigorous variety well suited to a bi-axis system. (Geraldine Warner/Good Fruit Grower)

How to grow WA 38

December 8, 2015