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A view of Clarkdale Fruit Farms in Deerfield, Massachusetts, from a peach block last September. Peaches are a popular and profitable crop but vulnerable to spring frosts. Clarkdale is run by Tom Clark and his son, Ben, and, like other growers in the region, they prefer to grow peaches on hilltops. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Farms shifting for success

March 26, 2026

Ted Vollo, a young grower from Summerland, British Columbia

March 26, 2026
Washington wine company owners Drew Bledsoe and Court Wyckoff, at right, discuss the future of the state’s industry in mid-February at the annual WineVit conference and trade show in Kennewick. (TJ/Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Winemakers advised to make for the middle

March 24, 2026
From left, Matt Eddie, his grandfather Jim Eddie and his daughter Sarah make popcorn balls together in December, while his wife, Leah, and daughters Sadie and Faith work at the table in the background. The Eddies sold their Grandview, Washington, farm last year after economic challenges pushed Eddie to thoughts of suicide. After seeking help, he now wants other growers to know their mental health matters. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Sharing a light in the dark

March 23, 2026

Tom Coene, a young grower from Ontario, New York

March 12, 2026
Washington State University’s Stefano Musacchi walks through a block of crab apples under evaluation for their potential as pollinizers at Sunrise Research Orchard in Rock Island in May 2022. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Alternative apple pollinizers identified

March 11, 2026
Grower Mo Tougas stands near a row of apple trees, some of them declining, at Tougas Family Farm in Northborough, Massachusetts, in September. He believes the cause is winter injury. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Differentiating decline in apple orchards

March 11, 2026
Michigan State University entomologist Rufus Isaacs, seen here in a blueberry block at MSU’s Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center in June 2022, is studying ways to combat spotted wing drosophila in Michigan blueberries. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Data for better spotted wing drosophila control

March 10, 2026
Jim Doornink, shown on his farm in Wapato, Washington, in 2024, is retiring from the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission after more than 40 years as a board member. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Dual benefits of continuing education

March 10, 2026
A field day participant tries to catch a whiff of garlic from cherries, blueberries and grapes treated with essential oils in May in The Dalles, Oregon. Consultants and researchers in the region believe garlic oil repels spotted wing drosophila enough to augment their management plans. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Adjusting the IPM recipe

March 4, 2026