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Grower Mo Tougas stands near a row of apple trees, some of them declining, at Tougas Family Farm in Northborough, Massachusetts, in September. He believes the cause is winter injury. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Differentiating decline in apple orchards

March 11, 2026

Piper Hale inspects freshly washed hazelnuts at Mount Adams Hazelnuts in November near Wapato, Washington. Hale’s cleaning machine is one stepping stone to building a certified organic hazelnut industry in Eastern Washington. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Hazelnut industry a tough nut to crack

February 26, 2026

Washington State University Extension’s Tianna DuPont, right, coaches Chad Blackburn on where to make the cut on a fire blight-infected shoot during a fire blight field day hosted by WSU at its Columbia Reach research farm in 2024. The pathology research block had plenty of shoot blight for attendees to practice on, as DuPont shared the importance of cutting promptly and aggressively to limit spread. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

DuPont: Fire blight findings

February 17, 2026