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Daniel Ross of Seso, an agribusiness labor company, shares some tips for growers applying for H-2A workers for the 2026 season, in the wake of changes to the visa program, while speaking at the Washington State Tree Fruit Association Annual Meeting in Wenatchee in December. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Working through changes with the H-2A program

February 9, 2026
Greg Lang, professor emeritus of Michigan State University, discusses the changing horticultural strategies of tree fruit during his Batjer Address at the Washington State Tree Fruit Association’s annual meeting in December in Wenatchee, Washington. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

New day for old idea in cherry crop load management — Video

February 4, 2026
A Kwik Lok labeling machine that can print custom QR and UPC barcodes on bag closure labels at the company’s Yakima, Washington, facility in December. The company debuted the machine and its labels at the 2025 International Fresh Produce Association show in October. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower illustration)

Produce labels of the future

January 29, 2026

Marcelle-Marie Hanekom, a young grower from Porterville, South Africa

January 27, 2026
The Washington Winegrowers Association’s annual WineVit Convention and Trade Show in Kennewick, Washington, provides opportunity for the industry to collaborate and celebrate, as seen at last year’s leadership lunch. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Higgins: Resilience and innovation

January 20, 2026
B.J. Thurlby speaks at the 81st Annual Cherry Institute in Yakima, Washington, in January 2024. Thurlby, who died Jan. 10 following surgery for cancer, hosted the meeting for 25 years as president of the Washington State Fruit Commission, a role he retired from in December. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

B.J. Thurlby: 1965–2026

January 14, 2026
A 1995 International Fruit Tree Association (known then as the Dwarf Fruit Tree Association) tour attendee takes pictures of orchards in South Tyrol in northern Italy. IFTA’s international tours showcase fruit-growing methods around the world. (Good Fruit Grower archive photo)

Still growing, still learning with IFTA

January 14, 2026
In July, Deep Brar was excited about the developing crop on these seventh-leaf Staccato trees, because 2025 would be his first harvest in the block after back-to-back losses from cold damage. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Bittersweet cherry season in British Columbia

January 13, 2026
Ian Chandler, president of the Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission, in a Bing cherry block he leases in The Dalles, Oregon. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Oregon cherry growers in a state of frustration

January 12, 2026
Past and present: The Washington Apple brand was once prominent in stores across the country. Today, the shelves are still filled with apples, but in the U.S., you’re more likely to see only a multitude of variety signs instead of big, regional displays for red, yellow and green apples. (Left, Good Fruit Grower archive; Right, TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Insights from 80 years of good fruit growing

January 8, 2026