Registration opens for February pesticide handlers course
Workers who need to renew or obtain their pesticide handlers license in Washington state can register for a training course
Want to get in on organics?
Grower Rick Orozco describes the benefits of regular cultivation with a wonder weeder to attendees on a WSU NextGen
“They are there to find something wrong with you.”
The New York Times paid a visit to a New York apple farm and described "unending layering" of new rules
GLExpo Day 3 wrap: using plant growth regulators for flowering, fruit set, and other aspects of physiology
Things were a little quieter on the final day of the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo in
James Bukovinsky, a young grower working in Benton City, Washington
family background / James grew up in Woodinville, Washington, and earned an environmental science degree from the University
Apple pesticide study results released
The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission has released the results of its 2017 study of apple pesticide residue.
Scouting strategies
Your vineyard scouts probably aren’t sampling nearly as randomly as you think they are.
Organic apple production remains complicated in the Northeastern U.S.
Organic apple production remains complicated in the Northeastern U.S., but one grower has figured out how to make a profit on processing apples.
Organics programs need all voices
A sticky situation: Industry is urging growers to get involved with standards board.