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Michigan State University tree fruit integrator Jackie Perkins discusses changing weather and pest patterns during the Great Lakes EXPO in December. Here, she was describing a new MSU website called mifruitdecision.com, which helps growers manage climate-related pest risks. On the right is an illustration of another one of her presentation slides, the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map of Michigan, which she used to illustrate changing climate patterns. (Photo illustration by Matt Milkovich and TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Pest control plans also shift with climate-morphosis

March 3, 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

Josie and Kenny Knight, young growers from Naches, Washington

February 25, 2026
Frank Zhao of Washington State University discusses alternative treatments for bacterial canker at the 83rd Annual Cherry Institute in January in Yakima. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Lime sulfur offers two-for-one disease control

February 24, 2026
Brookdale Fruit Farm employees harvest Foxtrot Gala in September 2025. The New Hampshire orchard uses an autonomous Revo Piuma platform. Six workers, two on the machine and four on the ground, pick the apples by hand and place them on the conveyor belts, which fill the bin below. Compared to ladders, the platform speeds picking and reduces fruit bruising, grower Trevor Hardy said. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

A strong and Hardy outlook for farming family business

February 19, 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
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
Ryan Flanagan, left, accepts the Washington wine industry’s Erick Hanson Memorial Grower of the Year Award at the Washington Wine Industry Foundation’s Party + Auction event on Feb. 10 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Washington wine industry grants awards

February 11, 2026

Chelcie Martin, a young grower from Stow, Massachusetts

February 11, 2026
Liz Thach of Wine Market Council, center, answers questions about consumer preferences and beliefs at the Washington Winegrowers Association’s 2026 WineVit conference on Feb. 10 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, Washington. Melissa Clubb of L’Ecole No. 41, left, and Danny Brager of 3 Tier Beverages, wait their turn to speak. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Sugar, winding down and shifting demand highlight WineVit Day 1

February 10, 2026