Good Stuff
Early Pink Lady An early maturing selection of Pink Lady (cultivar Cripps Pink) is available from Brandt’s Fruit Trees in
Last Bite: What are they talking about?
1 “Our biggest fear was jettisoning good fruit.” —Paul Koch a. Overzealous inspector b. In-field sorting c. Nondestructive fruit quality detector d. Ozone generator
Sweetie, Smitten, and Papple
Porter says new varieties open doors for growers, but farmers who know their costs are most likely to
Arsenic and fruit juice
Patricia Faison by Richard Lehnert The fruit juice industry is keeping quiet these days, not relishing a public
New wine center fulfills vision
An artist’s rendering of the new WSU Wine Science Center. Illustration courtesy of WSU The recent groundbreaking of
Managing nutrients in NW vineyards
For years, vineyardists in the Pacific Northwest have followed California recommendations to sample leaf petioles at bloom to assess the nutrient status of vines.
In My View: A journalist returns to farming
Kate Moser is a former newspaper journalist who decided to return to and run the family farm. In this essay, she tells why.
Attack when pest defenses are down
Drosophila suzukii female inside ACV trap hole. Research findings at the University of California, Davis, might help growers
Good Point: The EEOC is targeting Pacific Northwest growers
Sarah Wixson Growers should be on alert for claims made by employees to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal
Simplicity is the key
Growers and pickers can’t afford down time.