September 2008 Issue

A new apple that doesn't turn brown when cut and exposed to air has Enchanted was developed in Manjimup, Western

It's all about the pears. If you're knee-deep in harvest, you're likely not thinking much about promoting your fruit, but

Cheap imported pears from China and Thailand are taking an increasing bite out of the market for canned pears in

by Geraldine Warner n independent report on global canned pear production supports claims by the U.S. processed pear industry that

Don Weippert says processing pears are not profitable for growers unless they have very high yields. The negotiated base price

Open Tatura with two leaders, showing only one side of the two canopies. It is "open" because a strip about

Earlier this year, I was asked to project the future Bartlett pear volumes for the Pacific Northwest. The Pear Bureau

— by Helen Murphy Ladders are the number-one cause of orchard injuries, accounting for about a third of all Washington

Isquierda: Un censor de presión que suene para alertar al trabajador de que está en el último travesaño. Derecha: Un

Three-year-old Bartlett trees after pruning. The trees are filled with one- and two-year-old fruiting wood and some spurs. Summer pruning,