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Washington Cherry Marketing Order changes out for public comment

March 9, 2026
To understand the variability in sunburn development, researchers used heat lamps to expose Honeycrisp apples to different levels of heat in a research block at the Washington State University Sunrise Research Orchard in Wenatchee in July. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

Hot insights from heat stress research

March 2, 2026
Retail analyst Adam Brohimer says cherries are not as price sensitive as many believe, and there is room to raise prices to improve returns to growers. Brohimer spoke at the 83rd Annual Cherry Institute at the Yakima Convention Center in Yakima, Washington, in January. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Searching for a sweet spot in the cherry industry

February 18, 2026
Grower Mitch Sangha, left, Jozsef Racsko from Valent, and International Fruit Tree Association education director Greg Lang discuss PGRs to improve cherry production, as almonds bloom in the background in the San Joaquin Valley of California on Feb. 12. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

IFTA visits sunny San Joaquin Valley orchards

February 13, 2026
A young pear orchard represents an investment in the future at Dorenberg Orchards in Lake Country, British Columbia, in July. Across the Okanagan Valley, growers have been grappling with years of uncertainty, marked by climate and economic challenges, but innovative growers are investing in their futures. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

BC tree fruit industry innovation

February 12, 2026
Andrew Schultz shares his vision for Elephant Mountain Vineyards, where his wine career began, after buying the site to support his crew and business. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

New owner returns to his roots with vineyard purchase

February 11, 2026
The opening-morning crowd at the 59th annual World Ag Expo braves a forecast calling for rain to explore the show on Tuesday, Feb. 10 in Tulare, California. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

Autonomous technology shines at World Ag Expo

February 10, 2026
Reuwai Hanewald shares a historical drawing of her family’s 10th-generation farm in Princeton, New Jersey, showing the orchards about 100 years ago, and the horses, by name, to illustrate that every farm is shaped by its own unique history and its own viable future. She spoke at the IFTA Annual Meeting on Feb. 9. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

IFTA 2026 annual meeting kicks off in Fresno, California

February 9, 2026
Over his 35-year career, Wally Penhallegon, fieldman for Pine Canyon Growers, says the technology for determining apple maturity hasn’t changed: He still slices apples to taste and conduct starch tests, as seen in this Fuji block about a week out from harvest in Orondo, Washington, on a smoky day in October. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

Old school with a new tool for checking apple maturity

January 28, 2026

Washington State Fruit Commission to meet Jan. 26 to select new president

January 23, 2026