Funds for adopting IPM
For growers who would like to implement more integrated pest management practices but can't afford to, help may be available.
Food miles gain traction
Concern about food miles—the distance food travels from field to plate—is prompting retailers to favor local suppliers, and that's worrying
Cars implicated in food miles report
Consumers concerned about food miles might want to consider the impact of driving to the supermarket and back to do
Long trip for small pear packs
Food travels further nowadays because of the centralization of production and distribution systems, but another reason for moving food around
More heat, less water
Fruit growers who depend on irrigation are likely to feel serious impacts from global warming, scientists say. The average temperature
Some pests like it hot
Warmer temperatures, caused by global warming, could make pest control more challenging in the Pacific Northwest, theorizes a Washington State
Reason Over Rhetoric
Immigration reform legislation that we had hoped would pass before the 2008 presidential election all but died last month when
Is China's Fruit Safe?
Shopping for fruit at a street market in China. Recent scandals involving pet food and toothpaste in the United States,
In My View – Food Safety—An Industry Responds
Robert Louis Stevenson, writing over 100 years ago, noted the numerous but often calmly accepted extreme risks associated with normal
Homemade compost cuts fertilizer costs
Kyle Mathison Orchards makes compost cheaply from various waste materials that are available in the vicinity. Stemilt Hill orchardist