Nick Ferrari, Young Grower from Linden, California
family background/ Fourth-generation farmer in the San Joaquin Valley. Nick has volunteered with several young grower groups and
How does smoke affect wine grapes?
Researcher tests the effects of wildfire smoke on grapes and wine
Industry groups lend plenty of opportunities for growers to get involved
In Washington’s tree fruit industry, three state commissions, four federal marketing orders, numerous nonprofit associations and a few advisory committees
Finding the right people
Orchards and packing houses aren’t the only places in the fruit industry with a labor shortage. Universities also are struggling to hire researchers and educators needed to keep the industry ahead of pest pressures, prepared for food safety requirements, growing new varieties and in tune with emerging technology.
B.C. pest management strategies build on deep roots
Traps throughout Fred Steele’s orchard in Kelowna are the first line of defense against a horde of new pests that growers in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley face.
Coastal California apple growers hold on through relationship with Martinelli’s
Noah Gizdich walks through the north part of the family ranch in Watsonville, California, where the family has planted
The GMO apple has arrived
“It’s not going away,” says Neal Carter of Okanagan Specialty Fruit.
Tracking fire blight
Jamie Coggins, a graduate student, and Bonnie Schonberg, a research technician, measure the effects of fire blight on apple
RosBREED, part II
Consumers want great tasting fruit with few or no blemishes. Growers want that, too, but they also need fruit trees
Robert: More cider apples are needed to meet soaring demand
Marcus Robert at Tieton Cider Works' cider orchard in Yakima, Washington in 2014. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower file photo)