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Priya Chakrabarti Basu, Washington State University’s newest bee scientist, poses in a bee research laboratory at the Pullman campus. (Courtesy Janae Becher/Washington State University)

Mapping a landscape of nutrition for pollinators

March 18, 2026

Central Washington growers urged to monitor and test for blueberry scorch virus

March 12, 2026
A mechanical nut harvester sweeps up hazelnuts in October at Sullivan Farms near Pasco, Washington. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Fruit growers sweeping up an opportunity

March 11, 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 Deraeocoris brevis nymph crawls across a leaf in August at the U.S. Department of Agriculture laboratory in Wapato, Washington. The insect’s timing and appetite for pear psylla has made it an all-star predator in pear integrated pest management. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Most Valuable Predator of pear pests

March 5, 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
Piper Hale inspects freshly washed hazelnuts at Mount Adams Hazelnuts in November near Wapato, Washington. Hale’s cleaning machine is one stepping stone to building a certified organic hazelnut industry in Eastern Washington. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Hazelnut industry a tough nut to crack

February 26, 2026

Labor contractors accused of federal fraud and worker mistreatment

February 26, 2026
Humma of Ruff Country K9 alerts on a Rainier cherry tree she detected as positive for little cherry disease in 2024 in Zillah, Washington. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Disease-sniffing dogs leading by the nose

February 26, 2026
Matt Yeager of Kragworks discusses the use of large language model-based artificial intelligence in farming, while his father, Joel, watches at the Washington State Tree Fruit Association Annual Meeting in December in Wenatchee, Washington. The family uses the Claude chatbot on their own Yakima Valley farm. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

A tale of two bots

February 25, 2026