Good to Know — Consumers prefer WA 2
WA 2 is a bright red-pink color with distinct lenticels. It is at prime eating quality several months after harvest.
Canned pear assessment drops
Northwest pear growers will pay a reduced assessment on canned pears in the coming season. The rate will drop from
Focus on soil health
Apple seedlings grown in soil infested with root-lesion nematodes (on the left) and in soil without nematodes (on the right).
Rootstocks don’t affect wine
Markus Keller says growers in eastern Washington now have no reason to fear using rootstocks. Photo by Melissa Hansen A
Florida PEACHES
José Chaparro has been breeding low-chill peaches for central to south Florida. Here, he is with UFOne.Photos courtesy of
Living with plum pox
Jim Bittner, pictured with a tour group in his New York orchard, pulled out 20 acres of peaches when a
Canadians will reduce pressure to eliminate plum pox
Plum pox-infected trees will ultimately produce low yields of deformed, mottled fruit. The virus is detected through testing, so
Truitt Brothers helps consolidate pear processing
After almost 40 years as a major pear canner, Truitt Brothers of Salem, Oregon, is “bowing out” of the business
Merging two cultures
During the early cherry season, West Mathison, president of Stemilt Growers, Inc., Wenatchee, Washington, spends about half his time at
In the Box
This planting off Lateral A in Wapato, Washington, caught the eye of Luke Anderson, field horticulturist with Holtzinger Fruit