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Punjabi growers help advance British Columbia’s tree fruit industry

March 28, 2019
Jim McFerran, left, receives the Erick Hanson Memorial Winegrape Grower of the Year Award. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Washington Winegrowers bestows annual awards

March 27, 2019
Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are mechanically harvested in October 2015 at Cold Creek Vineyard near the Columbia River’s Hanford Reach area in Washington. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Lessons in supply and demand for wine grape growers

March 27, 2019
Cabernet Sauvignon grapes harvested in October 2015 at Cold Creek Vineyard near the Columbia River’s Hanford Reach area in Washington. Cold Creek is one of Ste. Michelle Wine Estate’s oldest and most prestigious vineyards in the state. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Headwinds approaching Washington wine industry

March 27, 2019
Xin Zhang, a graduate student at Washington State University, collects data during the second year of testing a new crop load estimation mobile phone application in October in Wapato, Washington. She and several other WSU students are working with ag engineer Manoj Karkee to provide growers an easy-to-use tool to better calculate crop size with smartphones. Results from the first year of testing were promising, showing 95 percent crop load estimate accuracy in this particular block of Fuji apples. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Canopy camera in your pocket – Video

March 26, 2019
Pollen is stirred in a spray suspension during research trials in 2015 by Washington State University’s Matt Whiting in Prosser. Whiting has since improved the suspension and licensed it privately, while he continues his research into using it in a mechanical electrostatic pollination system under the banner of the university. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Researcher spins off pollen suspension

March 19, 2019

Harrison Van Meekeren, a young grower from Lakeville, Nova Scotia

March 14, 2019

SWD resistance a red flag for organic growers

March 12, 2019

Looking for the sweet spot in powdery mildew resistance

March 6, 2019

Unravelling the mysteries of the grapevine leaffolder

March 1, 2019