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Stinkbug monitoring tools are a high priority
Researchers aren’t yet recommending that growers trap for stinkbug.
Be aware of residues from late sprays
In the future, growers will find pesticide regulations getting tighter, not looser.
The latest on dealing with spider mites in vineyards
Two-spotted spider mite has the capability to develop tolerance to miticides in wine grapes.
Wenatchee’s Cascade Analytical offers cleaning & sanitation workshop March 4-5
Cascade Analytical is offering a two-day workshop March 4-5 for fresh produce packers & fresh-cut
Food safety workshops
Food safety experts will help build better programs.
Managing crab apple diseases
Crab apple disease management starts in the orchard with pruning.
Winter tests hardiness
The polar vortex of 2014 will test the cold hardiness of trees and vines.
Know your enemy: Little cherry disease (VIDEO)
Different causal agents are involved in little cherry disease.
Preventing storage rots
What you find at packing time started in orchards at harvest.
Pear research never ending
Oregon State University researcher is retiring in May after studying pear diseases for more than 35 years.
Clearing House to poll members on consolidation plan
Members of the Washington Growers Clearing House Association’s board of directors will discuss a tree fruit industry consolidation plan at their annual meeting on Thursday (February 20) in Wenatchee.
Grape growers recognize industry leaders
The Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers recognized Rick Hamman for his viticultural skills and presented him with its Erick Hanson Memorial Grower of the Year Award. Hamman has assisted Washington grape growers since 1999 when he left Colorado State University as extension viticulturist to join Hogue Cellars in Prosser.
Scientists trace red-flesh genes
Could red-fleshed varieties be developed for the nutraceutical industry?
Blueberry trees?
Blueberry trees could be machine harvested, boosting fruit yields.
Thinning doesn’t always boost cherry size
A research project to find out whether Ethrel (ethephon) could be used as a postbloom thinner for cherries showed that the material can reduce the fruit load.
Do cherries need water before harvest?
Growers have conflicting opinions
More trials for cherry rootstocks
New MSU cherry rootstocks are dwarfing and precocious
Application process open for specialty crop block grants
The application period is open for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2014 Specialty Crop Grant
Billionaire quiet on vineyard plans
Aquilini’s British Columbia company shocked the wine world with the purchase of land at Red Mountain.
Honeycrisp: Don’t kill the golden goose
New red strains might disguise improper maturity
Packing capacity grows in Michigan
Michigan apple packers are in an expansion mode.
Taking the guesswork out of yield estimating
Trellis tension technology could improve accuracy of crop estimating in grapes.
Brandt brand is a masterpiece
E.W. Brandt and Sons, a fruit growing, packing, and marketing operation in Wapato, Washington, is
Wine industry foundation oversees grants
The Washington Wine Industry Foundation is administering three grants totaling nearly $525,000 that deal with
Techniques and benefits of a fruit wall
Lower costs and better vigor control make them attractive for high-density plantings.
Washington State fruit consolidation plan advances
The boards of four Washington organizations will vote in the next few weeks on whether to go ahead with a plan to consolidate into a new organization called the Washington Tree Fruit Association
New approaches to frost control
The height of the vines influences how they fare during cold weather.
Certified grape stock in short supply
If your nursery order isn’t already in, you’re too late for 2014.
Last pear packer standing
Naumes, Inc., responds to challenges and keeps its Medford packing house viable.
Growers asked to tax themselves
Michigan growers to vote in February on proposed Tree Fruit Commission.
Michigan’s Expo draws record crowd
Speakers focus on threats to bees, funds for experiment stations, and fruiting walls.
Six top researchers headline March Cornell fruit school
The Cornell University Fruit Team will hold an in-depth school for tree fruit growers, extension educators, and crop consultants on March 25 at the Ramada Inn in Geneva, New York.
Monitoring, managing codling moth clearly and precisely
A prototype of the clear delta codling moth trap developed in 2008 by USDA's
Alternatives for disease control
Chitosan not only reduces decay but induces resistance in the plant.
Improving cherry quality
Yan Wang will test whether preharvest salt applications can reduce cherry pitting and splitting after harvest.
Retail sales of sliced apples continue to soar
A partnership with Disney resulted in 18 percent of Crunch Pak’s business being in
Pear slicing is not perfected yet
Crunch Pak, the country’s largest fresh apple slicer, is still figuring out how best to slice pears.
Fruit ripening compounds discovered
The compounds might solve ripening problems in pears treated with MCP.
A common sense organic approach
Silver Apple Award winner Ray Fuller approaches organic production from a scientific point of view.
Washington wine grape outlook
Americans are drinking more wine
Juice grape trends for 2014
Cash prices are trending downward, production is trending upward.
Now on your phone: First Bite
Our new Web site has an expanding library of videos for growers.
Entrepreneur focuses on apple picking
WSU graduate student Mark De Kleine is exploring ways to remove apples from the tree more quickly.
Michigan’s Expo draws record crowd
Speakers focus on threats to bees, funds for experiment stations, and fruiting walls.
What’s the best rootstock for Honeycrisp?
Terence Robinson looks over a Honeycrisp tree planted on a G. 202TC rootstock in
Hedging your bets
Michigan growers hear that everyone will be hedging their fruiting walls in five years to reduce their labor costs.
Orchards of the future
Cornell's Terence Robinson explains his vision of orchard managementin English and in Spanish.
Lottery planned for WA 38
Washington State University expects big demand for trees of its latest apple release.
Chip detects water needs
Microsensors implanted in tree trunks or vines can measure water stress directly.
Entrepreneur focuses on apple picking
WSU graduate student Mark De Kleine is exploring ways to remove apples from the tree more quickly.