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WSU AgWeatherNet launching updated web portal; introductory webinar Feb. 17

February 3, 2026
Madrona Murphy, left, and volunteer apple identification expert Lori Brakken collect samples from pre-20th century trees in October at a land preserve on the north shore of Orcas Island, Washington. Murphy and her ecological nonprofit are trying to turn heritage apple trees into a local source for the hard cider industry in the San Juan Islands, a Puget Sound archipelago now known more for whale watching and scenic vacation rentals. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

A taste of history in the making

January 22, 2026
Welch’s processing facility in Grandview, Washington. The state’s Concord grape growers on contract with Welch’s received more than $300 per ton in 2025. Growers who sold on the cash market averaged about half that. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Concord conundrum

January 6, 2026
Lupe Muñoz, left, supervises cherry harvest in mid-June for River Valley Fruit near Grandview, Washington. Looking back on the 2025 season, industry leaders say a large volume of fruit at the start of the Northwest season hit the market when prices were still too high, and sales struggled. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Prengaman: Charting a cherry conversation

December 31, 2025

University of Minnesota launches Superior Fruit Innovations to expand access to premium varieties

December 3, 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

Agricultural climate creep

June 17, 2025
Tieton cherries blooming on April 4 in an orchard near Plymouth, Washington. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Thurlby: Tariff tic-tac-toe

May 15, 2025
Washington Apple Education Foundation

Tyler Price named new chair of Washington Apple Education Foundation board

April 28, 2025

More evidence for less fertilizer

April 9, 2025