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Cuban farms: Making virtue from necessity
Shortages of fuel, chemicals and machinery make Cuban farms organic but not efficient.
Insider tips to avoid growing an $8 box of fruit
Success from tree to market
GMO Arctic Apple gets new logo and higher profile
Okanagan Speciality Fruits continues to raise the profile of its genetically modified Arctic Apples with
How does smoke affect wine grapes?
Researcher tests the effects of wildfire smoke on grapes and wine
Finding the right people
Orchards and packing houses aren’t the only places in the fruit industry with a labor shortage. Universities also are struggling to hire researchers and educators needed to keep the industry ahead of pest pressures, prepared for food safety requirements, growing new varieties and in tune with emerging technology.
Coastal California apple growers hold on through relationship with Martinelli’s
Noah Gizdich walks through the north part of the family ranch in Watsonville, California,
The GMO apple has arrived
“It’s not going away,” says Neal Carter of Okanagan Specialty Fruit.
Tracking fire blight
Jamie Coggins, a graduate student, and Bonnie Schonberg, a research technician, measure the effects
RosBREED, part II
Consumers want great tasting fruit with few or no blemishes. Growers want that, too, but
Robert: More cider apples are needed to meet soaring demand
Marcus Robert at Tieton Cider Works' cider orchard in Yakima, Washington in 2014. (TJ
Cold-hardy apple variety draws interest for hard ciders
Bill Mayo, shown here harvesting one of his 300 Honeycrisp trees, discovered the Franklin
WSU Extension plans 2017 winter tree fruit programs
Tree fruit producers and industry professionals are invited to five WSU Tree Fruit Extension Programs
Hansen: Vineyard mechanization – Is grape quality impacted?
New research has the potential to save wine grape growers millions in labor costs.
Sazo: Recruiting – and keeping – workers
Participants who attended the 2016 Hispanic Summer Fruit Tour heard a presentation from Mario
Watch this year’s Hort Show video summaries
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WSTFA annual meeting — Wednesday wrapup
Hermann Thoennissen: Get the stakeholders together, develop a farm transition plan and be consistent
Day two of the WSTFA annual meeting, afternoon summary – Video
Melissa Partyka, a staff research associate for the Western Center for Food Safety, encouraged
Day two of the WSTFA annual meeting, morning summary – Videos
Mark De Kleine talks about strengthening trellises on prevailing wind rows during the 112th
Wrapping up day one of the WSTFA annual meeting – Video
Two words can sum up Monday afternoon’s session of the 112th annual meeting of the
Cosmic Crisp to be grown overseas: Hort Show Preview
Some Washington producers are caught off guard by international propagation plans for WA 38.
Orchards under cover: Hort Show Preview
In early study results, WSU researchers find multiple benefits to netting fruit trees.
Cosmic Crisp insights: Hort Show Preview
Washington beefs up education ahead of plantings of new variety.
Sessions engage Spanish speakers: Hort Show Preview
Spanish presentation topics at WSTFA annual meeting range from pesticide handling to economics.
Tree fruit technology roadmap : Hort Show Preview
“Continuous Change,” the theme of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association 112th Annual Meeting, is
Washington State hires tree fruit extension specialist
Rob Blakey, shown here in a Pasco, Washington, orchard, specializes in postharvest issues. (TJ
Jesus Ramos, Young Grower from Royal City, Washington
family background/ Jesus, son of Javier and Irma Ramos, is the first in
Oregon viticulturist tests, uses drone technology — Video
Chad Vargas demonstrates his modified DJI Phantom 4 drone from the back of his
Spraying with precision — Video
Cornell researcher offers tips for making your grandfather’s sprayer more effective, but says precision sprayers are the future.
Matson leads industry in automated cold storage technology — Video
Pallets stand five racks high, cramped, dark and sci-fi eerie. Robotic cranes, guided
Share your know-how and grow-how — Great Lakes Expo preview
Expert view: Individual growers must take on customer fears about GMOs and chemicals.
Ag drone future’s up in the air — Video
Even with recent advancements, drones are not quite ready for optimal use in the tree fruit industry.
Gripper’s gentle touch
Pneumatic air-controlled gripper may lend itself to robotic fruit harvest.
Creators of vacuum harvester aim to have machines ready in 2018
Dan Steere, left, and Curt Salisbury, co-founders of Abundant Robotics Inc. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit
DeVaney: Continuous improvement
The 2017 Washington State Tree Fruit Association Annual Meeting and Northwest Hort Expo will
The long and tricky path to automated picking — Video
Vacuum picker under development brings the apple industry closer than ever to automating harvest.
Growers who innovate in the Golden State
California apple growers hang in there and invest with focus on fresh market.
The solitary orchard
A tour of Byron Albano’s orchards in California’s Cuyama Valley in March. The orchards
Fighting fire blight
Antibiotics and Apogee continue to top the list of control products.
Thinning without carbaryl
Darwin thinning followed by MaxCel application shows promise for Galas and Honeycrisps.
Growing with Pazazz
New York grower Dan Pettit shares his experience growing Honeybear Brands’ latest club variety.
Beating bitter pit in Honeycrisp
The key lies in combining foliar calcium sprays with reduced potassium fertilization.
Why gaps are money losers
The quicker you fill the space on a trellis, the more sunlight is captured in the canopy.
Grafting provides ‘A better solution’
Hedges Family Estates grafts Cabernet Sauvignon to Merlot as a cost-effective option to replanting
WSTFA annual meeting 2016: How continuous change forces adaptation
Why change now? A Good Point by Sam Godwin
Demystifying cold-hardy grapes
Northern Grapes Project is designed to encourage the wine industry in colder climates.
Bush: New tool in detecting BMSB
Research entomologist, Peter Landolt holds a sticky wasp trap covered with brown marmorated stink
Domestic apple market looks bright
U.S. grown apples in Selah, Washington, on October 5, 2016. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)
U.S. growers hope to send apples to Japan once again
Washington apple samples from the 2000 harvest in Japanese retail stores in 2001, the
Picking prospects: 2016-17 USApple forecast
Drought in Eastern U.S. dampens outlook, but other U.S. regions are forecasting steady — or even larger — apple crops.
Canadian bee expert joins OSU
Andony Melathopoulos, Extension pollinator specialist, watches honey bees at OSU's Oak Creek Center for