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Bartlett pear halves. (Courtesy Pacific Northwest Canned Pear Service)

Neil Jones makes price offer for canning pears

July 23, 2019

Off the conventional path

July 18, 2019
An illustration of WSDA and FDA forms for growers to prepare for FSMA inspections. Click the links below to access these and more forms. For more information about preparing for FSMA inspections, see our story: State agencies offer readiness reviews for FSMA inspections

FSMA inspections begin

July 12, 2019

Cherry estimate drops

July 11, 2019

Two Washingtons now oversee H-2A

July 9, 2019

Exclusive varieties can benefit all growers

June 27, 2019
Washington growers sample the WA 2 apple variety during a 2014 tour in Prosser, Washington. A fruit shipper and Washington State University, which developed the variety, are in a legal battle over the rights to commercialize it. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Variety debate

June 25, 2019
This week, India increased tariffs on U.S. apple exports as part of its retaliation for President Trump’s recent trade policies. People in India, such as these kids at a promotional event sponsored by the Washington Apple Commission, favor Washington’s iconic Red Delicious apple.(Courtesy Rebecca Lyons/Washington Apple Commission)

India pulls trigger on apple tariffs

June 18, 2019
A four-year study of wine grapes’ leaf water potential versus soil moisture found that different varieties respond to water stress in varying degrees. Varieties such as Semillon and Cabernet Franc respond strongly, Gewurztraminer responds reluctantly, while other varieties fall at various spots in the middle. Previously, conventional belief held that different varieties were either at one end or the other. Source: Joelle Martinez/Washigton State University. Illustration: Jared Johnson/Good Fruit Grower

Wine grapes show a spectrum of stress

June 18, 2019

Pear processor turns down pear price

June 11, 2019