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Close-up of sandy soil in a new peach planting at Michigan State University.

Growing grounds of the Great Lakes

June 18, 2026
Boxes of Cosmic Crisp apples on a packing line in 2019.

State’s rights for Cosmic Crisp

June 16, 2026
Van Well Nursery advertisements on the back page of Good Fruit Grower

Van Well Nursery announces closure

June 4, 2026
Mist cooling in a Washington orchard.

Consider a cooling pass during drought

June 2, 2026
David Geen, president of Jealous Fruits, in a Sovereign cherry block in Kelowna, British Columbia, in July 2025, still over a month from harvest. Sovereigns are a small but important part of his varietal mix, harvesting five days after Staccato. “In a compressed season, we know they’ll hang,” he said. “It’s a season finale our customers appreciate.” (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

A cherry grower’s strategy for sweet success

May 28, 2026
Harrison Van De Walle, a young grower from North Rose, New York

Harrison VanDeWalle, a young grower from Alton, New York

May 28, 2026
Tour-goers check out the sickle blade of a mechanical hedger in June 2025 during the 10th International Cherry Symposium in Pasco, Washington. Some growers mechanically hedge just before harvest to boost fruit quality. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Cherry growers trimming just a little off the sides

May 26, 2026

The Timberline is a cherry like no other

May 21, 2026
Court Wyckoff, CEO of Wyckoff Farms, says Ste. Michelle Wine Estates still needs to purchase grapes from outside growers and plans to honor contracts. The Wyckoff family purchased Washington’s largest winery in December. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

A new era for Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

May 19, 2026
Maialen Cazenave, co-director of GOFAR, the Global Organization for Agricultural Robotics, speaks at a press conference on May 12, 2026, about bringing the FIRA USA conference to the Pacific Northwest in October at State Fair Park in Yakima, Washington. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Plans announced for FIRA USA ag tech conference in Yakima in October

May 12, 2026