Good Point – Harold Ostenson
Over the last several weeks, I have received a number of phone calls from growers asking the same questions: "Should
Biodiversifying your farm
Alyssum is planted in the middle of this road that leads to the irrigation center pivot. Biodiversity can help with
Beetle banks
This strip of grass growing in the field serves as a beetle bank, providing shelter and overwintering home for predacious
Funds available
Financial and technical help are available to assist growers install or implement structural and management practices on eligible agricultural land
McDonald's pressured on pesticides
Pressed by a group of its shareholders—a college endowment fund, an investment company, and a labor union—McDonald's Corporation agreed to
Same rates as 2008
Fresh cherry and soft fruit assessments for Washington State growers will stay at the same rate for the 2009 season,
Driving cherry demand
A scientific advisory board assembled on behalf of Pacific Coast and Northwest cherry groups has identified what's needed in a
Certification crisis
The multiplicity of food safety audits that fresh produce shippers face is reaching a crisis point, says Dr. David Gombas,
Funds for conservation
Orchards and vineyards are the top priorities in north central Washington for allocation of funds through the federal government's Environmental
Hort responds to audit
The Washington State Horticultural Association is developing a tool to simplify and standardize the food safety auditing process for the