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Field day showcases an array of Washington tree fruit research trials underway

2024-08-08T17:19:07-07:00August 8th, 2024|Apples, Crop management, Kate Prengaman, Pest Management, Research, Soil nutrition, Updates|

From soil health for new plants to postharvest quality analysis, scientists based at Washington State University’s Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center and their colleagues at the U.S. Department of Agriculture lab in Wenatchee have a lot of research going on...

Sam Lutz and Cassian Ferlatte, young growers from Rockland, Nova Scotia

2024-08-01T09:04:35-07:00July 30th, 2024|Apples, August 2024 Issue, Technology and equipment, Videos, Young Grower|

family background/ Sam is a sixth-generation farmer who is engaged to Lucia Ellis and is the son of Larry and Janice Lutz. Cassian is a first-generation farmer who is married to Emily Lutz and is the son of Jean-Guy Ferlatte and Bernadette Fernandes.