Starting in December, Washington State tree fruit and grape growers will be asked for information on their acreage, varieties, and rootstocks for an industrywide survey that will be compiled by the National Agricultural Statistics Service. The last grape and tree fruit acreage survey was published in 2006. Dan Kelly, assistant manager of the Washington Growers Clearing House Association, which is serving as the lead organization, said his association received funding of $99,500 towards the $240,000 cost of a new survey through the federal Specialty Crop Research Initiative program. The rest of the funds have come from industry ­donations and in-kind […]