Mark Renken, a young grower from The Dalles, Oregon
Mark is a sixth-generation farmer from The Dalles. He is married to Audrey Hinatsu and is the son of Kim and Greg Johnson.
Bee businesses abuzz with high-tech beehives
Pollination companies sell bee precision to growers.
A smaller and healthier Washington wine industry — Video
As the Washington wine industry contracts, it also finds areas of opportunity.
Controlling crop load with nothing but nets?
How nets can manage organic crop loads.
The power of preaching pruning
A panel of growers at Canadian hort show shares tips for training workers to tailor pruning approaches.
A chill-safe vineyard
Figgins Winery of Walla Walla shares cold mitigation practices and tips for replanting on rootstocks.
Seeking alternatives for chemical thinners
New thinners step in to replace scrutinized carbaryl.
Bee management is often better with beekeepers
More bees, bigger colonies boost on-farm pollination.
The thinking on cider apple thinning
Managing crop load for hard and sweet cider.
Mass firings of federal workers include scientists working for the fruit industry
—story by Kate Prengaman and Ross Courtney On Feb. 13, the Trump administration began serious cutbacks to the federal workforce,