Service is an education
im and Rena Doornink of Parker, Washington, have been named Good Fruit Growers of the Year for 2009 by Good
IFTA returns to its beginnings
The IFTA annual conference will include field visits of different orchard training systems, such as these Gala apples grown on
Weather affects grape crops
These Concord grapes near Quincy, Washington, were hit by the early October freeze and left unharvested. Weather adversely affected the
Farmworker housing loans funded
An example of farmworker housing that was built with a loan from Washington State’s Farmworker Housing Infrastructure Program. The popular
Cherry Institute looks to the future
As the Pacific Northwest sweet cherry industry moves toward larger crops in the future, it will take the industry working
Industry veteran is new CEO
With more than 30 years' experience in all aspects of the tree fruit industry, Keith Mathews became CEO in October
Good Job – November
Mathews CEO at FirstFruits Keith Mathews, former executive director of the Yakima Valley Growers-Shippers Association, is the new CEO at
Quick Bites – November
Teeple chairs USApple John Teeple of Teeple Farms, Inc., Wolcott, New York, chairs the U.S. Apple Association for 2009-2010. He
Great Lakes fruit sessions
More than a dozen educational sessions for tree fruit and grape growers will be offered during the Great Lakes Fruit,
Cultivating resiliency
Resiliency is the ability to see opportunity in what some people might view as a negative experience. Dr. Glen Fahs