Growing with growers since 1946
Sign In
Subscribe
An airblast sprayer in a British Columbia cherry orchard in July 2025. Growers targeting certain export markets need to carefully examine spray residuals, the Northwest Horticultural Council cautions, after maximum residue level violations for Danitol (fenpropathrin) last season. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Smart spray scheduling

May 12, 2026
Jaren Schneider in East Wenatchee, Washington

Jaron Schneider, a young grower from East Wenatchee, Washington

May 11, 2026
Lupe Muñoz, a longtime Central Washington orchard manager, captains a cherry harvest in June 2025 for River Valley Fruit near Grandview, Washington. The Mexican immigrant received legal status during the 1986 amnesty program and became a U.S. citizen in 1991. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Los jefes in Washington’s fruit industry

May 7, 2026
From left, Washington State University’s Karen Lewis and Stefano Musacchi laugh with grower Scott McDougall during a preharvest field day for WA 38 apples in Quincy in 2022. While field days are part of the job for extension specialists, it was Lewis’ repertoire and relationships with growers that served her well throughout her career. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

Changing hands and changing times for tree fruit extension team

May 5, 2026
Researchers hydroseed subterranean clover — known to thrive in poor soils and grow large root systems — under the vine row in March at a Washington State University soil health research vineyard near Prosser. They are testing the nitrogen-fixing legume as an alternative to herbicide application. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

More to come from long-term soil study — Video

April 29, 2026

Dalia Ruiz, a young grower from Yakima, Washington

April 23, 2026
When grower Jim Baird removes an orchard, he chips the wood and discs it into the soil to boost soil health for whatever comes next. In this case, an aged-out block of Aztec Fuji makes way in March for new cherry trees at his Othello, Washington, farm. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Invest in rest for your orchard

April 22, 2026
Mulch in an orchard

Mulch makeover

April 16, 2026

Alberto Acevedo, a young grower from Royal City, Washington

April 9, 2026
Workers harvest Honeycrisp from Huron Fruit Systems platforms at DeMarree Fruit Farm in Williamson, New York, last September. The DeMarrees leave a headland of 32 to 35 feet between blocks to accommodate the wide turning radius of the platforms. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Making room for orchard automation

April 7, 2026