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New Varieties
Featured stories about new varieties and more in this issue.
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Cherries without the chill
Program shows potential in early-season varieties from California breeder.
Triumph over apple scab
University of Minnesota release has two layers of resistance.
Affordable alternative for employee housing
Fruit processor solves worker housing shortage by building its own.
Matching trellis to terroir
VSP dominates Washington, but there are several other choices in training systems.
New York apples open to all
Latest Cornell releases will fill different sales niches in apple market.
Getting ahead of cherry nutrition
California growers commission cherry nutrient budget study.
Okanogan opportunities
North Central Washington growers are finding new life in Honeycrisp-derived club varieties well-suited for their climate.
Growing in wide open spaces
Oroville grower sticks with mid-density and larger trees, even for new plantings of premium varieties.
Vineyardists adapting to the future now
Wine grape growers already contend with climate change impacts, according to two German growers who share perspectives on responding.
Putting down new roots
The latest NC-140 apple rootstock trial compares standard dwarfing rootstocks with new selections across the U.S.
Map quest for sharing research knowledge
Online tool convenes expert diagnoses and also archives them for future reference.
Jeff Middleton, a young grower from Franklin County, Washington
Jeff is a third-generation grower farming north of Pasco, Washington. He graduated from Brigham Young University in Idaho with a degree in business and finance. Jeff is married to Tracey and is the son of Ellen and Jim Middleton.
Good to Know: Evaluations are underway
How the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission evaluates the strongest contenders from the WSU apple breeding program.
Ag engineer Lav Khot to lead WSU’s AgWeatherNet
Lav Khot Washington State University announced that professor Lav Khot will serve as interim director for AgWeatherNet, the system of weather stations and climate data