August 2008 Issue

The way Mark Hanrahan envisions his new cherry block, there'll be no ladders or even platforms around during harvest. For

Inaugural article in "Good Health" series earns praise. ¡Bien Hecho! DearGood Fruit Grower: I work for the Rural Community Development Resources

Any way you slice it, apples are good for your health. Researchers around the world continue to uncover the apple's

Robert Van Western is a third-generation fruit grower in British Columbia, Canada, who, like many other orchardists in the Okanagan

Commissioner Mary Lou Peterson says without water rights, land is useless for agriculture. In an agricultural county that's already experiencing

New country-of-origin labeling requirements that come into effect this fall should have little impact on the tree fruit industry, says

Some Pacific Northwest tree fruit packers are complying with as many as 11 food safety programs, a recent survey by

A healthy economy goes hand in hand with a healthy environment. That's the philosophy of conservationists Eliot and Tina Scull.

Orchard owners Eliot and Tina Scull are feeling the squeeze of urban development around their nine-acre apple orchard at Fourth

Andy den Hoed Andy den Hoed, a grape grower who transferred water from an orchard in the northern part of