Dr. Des Layne, Washington State University’s new and first tree fruit extension team leader, began work on February 1 with no modest ambition in mind. “I am eager to help the WSU folks raise the profile of their online presence, to add new content, and to create the highest quality tree-fruit resources that are available any place in the world,” he told Good Fruit Grower. The university created Layne’s position last year after Washington apple and pear growers voted to pay a special assessment to fund research at WSU. It is the first of several endowed chairs relating to tree […]