Demand is strong for Geneva rootstocks
Nurseries and growers have much to learn about the newer ones.
Pedro Cuevas Jr., Young Grower from Royal City, Washington
grower / Royal City, Washington age / 25 crops / Cherries, apples business / Part owner of Rancho
Keep varieties updated
Orchards need to be renovated to produce the kind of fruit that’s in demand.
Rootstocks under trial
Geneva rootstocks might be less vigorous in Washington.
Apple box label collection is packer's passion
Bob Price has one of the country’s largest collections of apple box labels.
Canners need Bartletts
Grandy closes almost 20 years as manager of pear bargaining group by sealing a three-year contract with record prices for growers.
Don Mercer to be inducted into Wine Hall of Fame
Don Mercer played a key role in bringing the first vinifera grapes to Horse Heaven Hills. Courtesy Rachel Mercer
Another record harvest for wine grapes
Washington State’s 2014 wine grape harvest was the largest on record and posted the third consecutive year of growth, reports
Washington fruit commission representatives reappointed
Mike Wade of Wenatchee has been reappointed as a representative of the Washington State Fruit Commission on the board of
Apple specialist retires
Leslie Huffman, apple specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, retired March 1. She joined OMAFRA