Fresh Pear Committee nominations sought for Mid-Columbia district
Pear growers will elect nominees for positions on the Fresh Pear Committee (FPC) of Marketing Order #927. The committee is
Congress passes $867 billion Farm Bill
Today Congress passed an $867 billion Farm Bill with strong bipartisan support. The House of Representatives voted 386-47 in favor
Grape Society annual meeting
Awards and the search for a soil connection to chlorosis at the final day of the Washington State Grape Society annual meeting.
Call for committee nominations
Pear, cherry and apricot growers and handlers can submit committee nominations at industry meetings in December and January.
Rainiers break a record in the 2018 cherry season review
Northwest Cherry Growers releases year-end report on second-largest crop ever.
“Recall Ready” workshop May 22 in Pasco, May 23 in Des Moines, WA
Three organizations are teaming up to offer training on what to do when hit by a recall situation. The event
May 1 is deadline for nursery growers to get USDA crop insurance
USDA's Risk Management Agency has put out the word that May 1 is the deadline for nursery growers to apply
Food safety answers
The latest updates on the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Study shows temps at which cherry buds are damaged
Oregon State University researcher David Gibeaut has posted online the results of his differential thermal analysis that measures the fatal
Munch Madness? USApple rolls out pun-laden promotion
Munch Madness has begun. The third annual promotion of the U.S. Apple Association pits apple varieties against each other in