Finding the right cover crop
Cereal rye mixed with resident vegetation is used as a cover crop in this eastern Washington vineyard. Cover crops are
Native plants as cover crops
Native plants are potentially beneficial cover crops because they are already adapted to the area's rainfall and climate. But seeds
Growers rewarded for conservation
Corey Bonsen is working with 40 growers in the Naches watershed who are participating in the national Conservation Securtiy Program.
Calcium deficiency is costly in pears
Pears with cork spot have bumpy surfaces and brown corky lesions in the flesh. Cork spot, a disorder of pears
New nutrient guidelines
Dr. Scott Johnson's stone fruit nutrient deficiency studies have led researchers to look anew at traditional nutrient analysis sampling methods
New apricots give market advantage
Harry Roberts of Alexandra, New Zealand, is growing new varieties of apricots. Orchardists in the South Island of New Zealand
Too many AVAs?
The rapid proliferation of American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) in Washington State—four of the nine were approved in the last two
What is an AVA?
An American Viticultural Area, sometimes called an appellation, is defined as: a delimited grape-growing region that is distinguishable by geographic
Big shift to dwarf trees
Waimea Nurseries in Nelson, New Zealand, sells about 500,000 nursery trees a year. Managing Director Mike Simpson is pictured
Working for Ag Labor Reform
With the spring apple blossom time upon us, it might seem a bit early to be thinking about harvest, but