What does it take to be a competitive grower? All will be revealed at a Washington State University Extension Fruit School on Competitive Orchard Systems that will be held simultaneously in Wenatchee and Yakima on January 29 and 30. A line-up of industry experts will explain during the workshop how to design and grow competitive orchard systems for the future. A competitive orchard system is one that generates a positive return on investment by producing and marketing only target fruit—fruit that returns a profit. Gwen Hoheisel, WSU Extension educator in Benton County, said the competitive grower capitalizes on existing and […]