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See WA 38 (Cosmic Crisp apple)
A WA 38 apple grown near Quincy, Washington on Sept. 18, 2013. (TJ Mullinax/Good
An easy way to test maturity
The DA-meter measures chlorophyll in the outer layer of the apple.
What makes peach trees tick?
Ted DeJong has spent a career finding answers to that question.
Predicting fruit quality
Dry matter analysis can help predict quality of stored fruit.
How to retain the crop
Growers can’t afford to let expensive apples fall off the trees.
Piqa Boo licensed in Australia
Prevar Limited assigned a licenses to produce and sell the new Piqa Boo pear in Australia.
Don’t let drones fly by
With rising potential for tree fruit production, the industry needs to get involved.
Orchard soil management seminars begin in August
The first of three planned soil management seminars will begin on Wednesday, August 13, in
Grab and go packaging: Cup o’ Cherries
Chelan Fresh Marketing's new snack package Cup o'Cherries. (Geraldine Warner/Good Fruit Grower) Chelan
Scientists work on paper-wasp lure
Though often confused with yellowjackets, paper wasps do not respond to the same bait.
Fourth cherry residue test results are available
Signs of spray residue on harvest-ready cherries. (Courtesy WTFRC 2014 cherry report) For
How to grow Cosmic Crisp
WA 38 is grower friendly and should present minimal harvesting, storage, or packing problems.
New peach textures
Future breeders have the tools to make ideal peaches.
Summing up a career
Scott Johnson Dr. Scott Johnson worked for 31 years as an extension specialist
Trees in a sandbox
Peach growing practices transformed by solid California research
More than cherries
These red and green plastic molds are berry baggers, a device patented by O-G
Peaches inhibit breast cancer
Scientists found that consumption of peach polyphenolics slowed tumor growth.
Nurseries struggle to meet demand
Growers are spending their profits on updating orchards.
Nurseries fund East Malling research
INN will provide funding for rootstock development.
Consumers rate Cosmic Crisp (WA 38)
After the apples had been stored for several months, consumers preferred the taste and texture of WA 38 over Honeycrisp.
Good, better, best? The quest for better apple rootstocks
Headed whips are being planted in a rootstock trial at Wapato, Washington in 2014. The
Building for the apple boom
Washington’s apple production has ramped up faster than expected.
High demand for trees
There seems to be no letup in growers’ desire to plant more apple trees.
Breeding becomes more efficient
Genetic markers are available for predicting many fruit traits, but nothing can replace the human palate.
Pear growers expect 2014 crop of 411,400 tons, slightly below average
The Pacific Northwest pear industry expects a smaller crop of excellent quality. (TJ Mullinax/Good
Beyond Honeycrisp
Several new varieties are coming to market with high expectations.
SweeTango’s saga
New apples don’t come with owner’s manuals.
What makes apple trees tick?
Lakso used "full canopy balloon chambers" to measure carbon dioxide removal from air to
California nursery sales brisk
Coral Champagne is still a popular variety for new plantings in California. California
The lure of a better fly trap
USDA researchers identified specific volatiles that attract spotted wing drosophila.
Corr: California growers criticize University of California
One of the great strengths of the American food industry is the strong partnerships between
Pest control costs are rising for tart cherry growers
Preliminary figures indicate a $265 per acre rise, compared to a 2010 survey.
Season-long mildew control?
A build-up of spores after harvest can increase disease pressure the next year.
I’m Cosmic Crisp, says apple formerly known as WA 38
A WA 38 apple, now brand named Cosmic Crisp, near Quincy, Wash., on Sept.
California cherry packers ready for new lines
Two northern California cherry packers are using new grading and sorting technology for the 2014
Sweet cherry health connection
Health research is a priority for the Northwest Cherry Growers.
New prairie cherry varieties making an impact
Tart cherries from Saskatchewan are still on track to play larger role.
New pest has racing stripes
The African fig fly, a relative of the spotted wing drosophila, is bigger and more competitive.
Club apples are in demand
WA-38.(Geraldine Warner/Good Fruit Grower) Twenty years ago, Red Delicious apple production peaked in
Beyond Honeycrisp
Pazazz apples A number of new varieties that are coming to market are
New grape virus in Washington
Don’t assume that red leaves mean grapevine leafroll virus — they could be symptoms of a new disease.
High-tech cherry packing facility debuts
New plant doubles the cherry volume for Washington Fruit.
New cherry bags boost sales
The new consumer bags protect fruit better and allow high-definition graphics, but are more costly to pack.
Thinning apples with more confidence
Apple thinning gets more predictable as scientists gain understanding.
Technology is the future of cherry packing
West Coast cherry packers are quickly adopting new sorting technology.
Harvesting the light to drive production
Fruit growers have gotten much better at it during the last 40 years.
A-Mazing new technology
Novel spraying system is incorporated into a maze built of rows of apple trees.
Four decades of tree fruit discovery
The last 40 years have been fruitful generators of solid fruit tree knowledge.
Opal apple verified as non-GMO
FirstFruits seeks to head off confusion with a GMO apple that might be approved.
Nematode management strategies
Preplant soil fumigation has long been an effective way to control nematodes, but fumigation in