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Washington lawmakers have approved a new state soil health initiative led by WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. Growers are encouraged to provide feedback on priorities for the long-term research and extension effort.

Virtual soil health conference to be held in February

November 16, 2022

Family farm driven to diversify

November 10, 2022
Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., speaks to the media following a discussion with a diverse group of agriculture stakeholders at the Washington State Fruit Commission building on Nov. 2 in Yakima. Left to right, behind Newhouse: Jason Sheehan, dairy farmer from Sunnyside; Tony Freytag, executive vice president of Crunch Pak; and Mark Powers, president of the Northwest Horticultural Council. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

Rep. Newhouse, joined by industry members, urges Senate to vote on Farm Workforce Modernization Act before end of legislative session

November 3, 2022

Reaching the next level on Red Mountain

November 3, 2022

The shade sweet spot

October 20, 2022
Apples from the 2015 harvest are washed and sanitized at a packing facility in Washington State. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower

Columbia Fruit Packers and Frosty Packing announce merger and Goldman Sachs investment

October 13, 2022

New ways to spray

October 12, 2022
(Illustration: TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Priority: labor

September 27, 2022
This WA 38 apple shows the perfect level of starch clearing to start harvest, according to Ines Hanrahan, executive director of the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission. While harvest is still a month away for many growers, Hanrahan found this sunburned apple that showed a 2.0-level starch clearing on the WA 38-specific scale the commission developed. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

Cosmic Crisp field day focuses on horticulture research and commercial experience

September 16, 2022

IFTA tour covers all the hot topics

September 6, 2022