Good Point: Timothy Dahle
Oh, no! Oh, my! Now, what will we do? That alarm is usually reserved for the arrival of my mother-in-law.
First Bite
Rainiers in a tunnel. I'm delighted to kick off the annual cherry issue of Good Fruit Grower, though the pathological
Last NLA case dismissed
MONY Life Insurance of New York has ended its bid to recover the attorney's fees it spent during a six-year
Cherry rootstocks go into test phase
Washington State University's cherry breeding program is evolving. About a dozen selections have been chosen from nearly 100 cherry rootstocks
Covered cherries
Covering cherry trees with tunnels could open all kinds of opportunities for growers, especially those who contend with rainfall and
Tunnels in the Northwest
Oregon State University researchers are studying the effects on cherry tree growth of colored shade cloth placed on top of
Spray reduces cracking
A new wax product that is sprayed on trees to prevent rain cracking can reduce losses by half, says the
Cannons hailed
After using a hail cannon at his Lake Chelan, Washington, orchard for seven years, Doug Willcox considered it a sound
High density pays in pears
A high-density system using nursery trees is the most economically viable system for a new pear orchard, despite the high
Who should make the wine?
Among the most important questions a start-up winery owner needs to ponder is who will make the wine. Should it