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Inflatable bird deterrent in a Yakima, Washington, cherry orchard in 2014. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Northwest Cherry Growers estimate 24.9 million boxes, third largest crop

May 14, 2019
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USDA proposes Fuji grading changes

May 9, 2019
Tents and mobile housing give Coral Beach Farms’ seasonal employees sweeping views of the cherry blocks and surrounding hills of Coldstream, British Columbia. Flanked by outdoor recreation and picturesque views, the tree fruit industry of British Columbia is a hot spot for employees who are backpacking through the region and are allowed to camp on the farms. Foreign laborers hired through federal government work programs must have separate and more structured resident units. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Working holidays a lifestyle for some ag workers

May 9, 2019
International Fruit Tree Association tour attendees depart a hard cider tasting session highlighting BC Tree Fruits' business decision to open a cider processing facility, utilizing the company's cull fruit at their Kelowna, British Columbia, packing facility on July 24, 2018. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

More changes for BC Tree Fruits

May 8, 2019

Easing restrictions for farmworker housing

May 6, 2019
Seneca Foods plans to close its Sunnyside, Washington, fruit processing facility after the 2019 pear harvest, leaving the Northwest with only two pear canners. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Seneca to close pear plant

May 2, 2019

A gift of genetic diversity

May 2, 2019
Randomization of on-farm trials keeps field variability and other factors from clouding the results with bias, to let the effect of treatments shine through. In the example above, a grower has only two treatments — a treatment and a control — and uses blocking to reduce variability in soil content, moisture or ambient temperature due to a hillside. (Courtesy Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education)

DIY science in the orchard

April 30, 2019

Mumps hits farmworkers

April 26, 2019

Follow a map to find your soil needs

April 25, 2019