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Omeg stands in one of his blocks of cherries — he owns 330 acres in the northern Oregon hills east of the Cascade Mountains. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

An Oregon trailblazer: 2017 Grower of the Year

November 30, 2017
Omeg talks with other growers about his "mow and blow" mulching results during an Oregon State University soils workshop in March 2017. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

A grower with industry influence: 2017 Grower of the Year

November 30, 2017
Mike Omeg spent two years planning this 25-acre trellis system. He doesn’t expect to recoup his costs for at least five more years. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Omeginsanity: 2017 Grower of the Year

November 30, 2017

Bee haulers get delay in complying with new federal rules

November 28, 2017
Melba Salazar-Gutierrez of Washington State University speaks about practical use of AgWeatherNet in orchards during one of the Spanish speaking sessions at the annual meeting of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Motivation, worker protection among topics for Spanish sessions: Annual Meeting Preview

November 28, 2017
Visiting Turkish fruit breeder Gökhan Öztürk poses with his family at their temporary home in Wenatchee, Washington, near the Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, where he is studying breeding management techniques. His wife, Pinar, is also a fruit researcher in Turkey. Their children range in age from 6 to 17. From left: Erdem, Gökhan, Elif, Pinar, Dilem and Irem. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Gökhan Öztürk’s fruitful journey

November 22, 2017

Big hopes for a big cherry

November 22, 2017
Rob Blakey in a Pasco, Washington orchard on October 13, 2016. Blakey, the second extension specialist hired through Washington State University endowment funding. He specializes in postharvest issues. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Blakey joins Stemilt

November 16, 2017
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Oregon State looking for cherry growers to develop pest plan

November 15, 2017
Air Force veteran Nick French, right, learns how to open and inspect a wine barrel Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, at the Washington State University Tri-Cities campus Wine Science Center in Richland. Veterans such as French are entering vineyard and enology courses at a higher rate than other disciplines at WSU. Teaching the course is assistant professor Tom Collins and watching is his research assistant Rosemary Veghte. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Veterans see future in WSU wine program

November 9, 2017