March 1st 2026 Issue

Fruit growers sweeping up an opportunity

Columbia Basin orchard family diversifies with hazelnuts and more.

—Third-generation Pasco orchard family has planted a new cherry system, replaced all apples with stone fruit and harvested their first crop of hazelnuts in 2025 to look for new ways to thrive.

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March 11, 2026

Apples, Cherries, Stone fruits, Ross Courtney, Crop management, March 1st 2026 Issue

Ross Courtney

Ross Courtney is an associate editor for Good Fruit Grower, writing articles and taking photos for the print magazine and website. He has a degree from Pacific Lutheran University. -- Follow the author -- Contact: 509-930-8798 or email.

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