MSU seeks growers to help study powdery mildew resistance
Grape growers in Michigan are wanted to help with a survey throughout the state to help identify fungicide resistant powdery mildew populations.
A bad blightmare of a year
Don’t stop cutting away fire blight after harvest, or a bad season will get worse.
Insect and disease scouting surveys underway
Here's your chance to participate in insect and disease scouting surveys underway in Washington state.
Studying the rot of the problem
Botrytis bunch rot and sour rot are not the same, and these clusters of white grapes demonstrate the difference
Divide to conquer pests?
Boutique grower credits unconventional trellis system for pest and disease prevention.
Van den Ende and Tisdall: Keep phytophthora out of your orchard
This ‘plant destroyer’ fungus thrives in wet soils.
High-res Honeycrisp
Cell structure scans offer new insight into why Honeycrisp is so prone to bitter pit.
Protect pollinators while managing diseases
The fungicides needed to control bloom time disease aren’t as harmless to bees as previously thought.
USDA awards $63.5m to support clean plant stock
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced $63.5 million for efforts to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive pests
Trent Graybill, a young grower from Zillah, Washington
family background / Trent is a first-generation farmer who started growing cherries alongside his wife, Shelly, and father-in-law,