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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

Eric McNerney, a young grower from Hood River, Oregon

January 8, 2026
Adam Brohimer of Luminary Insights, speaking to cherry growers at the 83rd Annual Cherry Institute, said retail has room for higher prices that would pull everybody’s profits higher. Brohimer delivered the keynote presentation on Jan. 7 at the Yakima Convention Center in Yakima, Washington. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Keynote tells Cherry Institute there is room for higher prices and returns

January 7, 2026
B.J. Thurlby leads the proceedings at the 2024 Cherry Institute in Yakima, Washington. Thurlby has retired after 25 years as president of the Washington State Fruit Commission, which hosts the annual Cherry Institute. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Northwest cherries hold a bit of magic

January 7, 2026
Crews harvest Bartlett processing pears in August at Sundquist Fruit and Cold Storage near Selah, Washington. The closure of Del Monte’s Yakima processing facility in 2025, and its subsequent bankruptcy filing, left a glut of pears that rippled through the entire market, canned and fresh. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Northwest pears facing large crop and small market — Video

January 5, 2026
In his Summerland, British Columbia, orchard in July, grower Steve Brown talks about the advantages smaller growers have when weathering a downturn by relying on sweat equity. With all the uncertainty in the apple market right now, he considers his orchard to be in “maintenance mode after years of always replanting and grafting,” he said. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Growers with a not-so-big advantage

December 30, 2025
In Oregon’s Columbia Gorge, Tim Hudson of Mosier Creek Orchards grows this 50-year-old hilltop block of Royal Ann cherries specifically for processing, viewing it as an oasis of consistency amid the boom-or-bust cycles of the fresh market. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

A reliable process for cherry growers

December 29, 2025