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An AgWeatherNet anemometer spins from wind above a young Merlot planting northeast of Royal City, Washington, collecting data that will help predict key stages in phenological development through a new model now available to growers. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

New model forecasts grapevine bud break, bloom and veraison

May 7, 2017
Planted in 1900, these Zinfandel vines have weathered a lot of climate changes already and, despite the predictions of some climatologists, they are unlikely to be displaced by warming trends, says Greg Costa, right, of Felix Costa & Sons in Lodi, Calfornia. “They’ve survived a lot and they are going to see a lot more,” Costa said. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Climate change is complicated for grape growers

May 7, 2017

Searching for the naked truth of soil science

April 21, 2017
Ron Moorse, a foreman from the Bureau of Reclamation, shuts the Roza Irrigation District down the morning of May 11, 2015, in Yakima, Washington. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Washington’s 2015 drought losses estimated at $700 million

April 20, 2017

Let vigor be your guide : Video

April 19, 2017

Too hot to handle calcium

April 17, 2017
Mike Robinson, below in green jacket, shows the 2017 IFTA tour group a louvered cover that not only allows for light penetration during the early parts of the day but protects his Honeycrisp trees from hot afternoon sun. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

What’s your ideal orchard system?

April 12, 2017

Which comes first, the trellis or the trees?

April 12, 2017

Fertilizer tips to maximize baby tree growth

April 12, 2017

Healthy cherries from the ground up

April 5, 2017