More funding for research will be needed in order for organic tree fruit growers to survive in the future, grower Dain Craver of Royal City, Washington, said at the Washington State Horticultural Association’s convention in December. The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission collects an assessment of $1 per ton on apples and $4 a ton on cherries. Craver encouraged organic growers to participate in the commission’s research reviews and to make their research needs known. He said he would like to see organic growers contribute more money for research. “For us to survive, we have to come up with better […]