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Boxes of Cosmic Crisp apples on a packing line in 2019.

State’s rights for Cosmic Crisp

June 16, 2026
Cripps Pink apple harvest in 2025

Washington to forgo apple crop forecast

June 12, 2026

Field days on June 24, 25 highlight learnings on lacewings in Washington orchards

June 11, 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

Cherry Institute joining WSTFA annual meeting

May 27, 2026
Eva Martinez, right, account manager for Domex Superfresh Growers, shares that she was nervous to speak on the panel but says, as women, “we were meant to be heard and not just seen.” Putting yourself out there, despite nerves and uncertainty, was a theme of the Women’s Fresh Perspectives Conference focused on leadership development. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

Women’s Fresh Perspectives Conference in Yakima celebrates leadership

May 21, 2026
The new USA Pears logo is just the first step in a new approach to pear marketing, targeting younger consumers, that was presented by President CarrieAnn Arias, third from left, during the Pear Bureau Northwest annual meeting on May 19 and 20 in Wenatchee, Washington. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

Pear Bureau Northwest plans to build consumer demand with new marketing campaign

May 21, 2026
Wiggs, left, and Shiflett discuss the quality of these Sweetheart cherries picked at Shiflett’s Heart’s View orchards in Wenatchee Heights in mid-August. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

Growers have high hopes for high-elevation cherry orchards

May 19, 2026