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Nutrient and Water Management
Featured stories about nutrient and water management, and more, in this issue.
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Mission: Blue nutrition
Researchers adapt organic blueberry nutrition guidelines for arid Eastern Washington.
Irrigation of things
Penn State studying internet-enabled watering technology.
Dealing with a deluge
Soil-savvy strategies for preventing flooding and erosion on the farm.
Honeycrisp deep dive
Experienced growers give IFTA virtual visitors their take on the profitable but difficult variety.
An a-peeling approach for bitter pit prediction
A new method for predicting bitter pit shows promise for New York Honeycrisp.
How stressed are hot grapes?
Researcher studies heat effects on wine grapes.
New day for DAS
Decision Aid System enters new chapter with new leader.
Translating tree talk
Dendrometers promise insight into tree stress to help growers fine-tune irrigation practices.
Uncovering BMSB’s weaknesses
Climate factors, insecticides and natural enemies help limit population booms for brown marmorated stink bug.
Fight the blight with an endophyte?
Microbes from native plants may inhibit fruit tree diseases.
A Midwest magic maker
EverCrisp’s humble roots lie in Indiana orchard.
Sydney Anderson, a young grower from Benton City, Washington
Sydney graduated from Washington State University and is the viticulturist and safety director for Goose Ridge Vineyard. She is a fourth-generation farmer and the daughter of Kelly and Kirk Rathbun.
Good to Know: Cherry diversification
Eleven new cultivars to consider.
Good to Know: Harnessing fungi power
How soil fungi could reduce fertilizer needs and improve grapevine growth.
Dininny: Celebrating 25 years for Doug Button
Good Fruit Grower sees transition in advertising team.
Northwest Farm Credit Services donates $2 million to support WSU ag research and students
A recent $2 million donation by Northwest Farm Credit Services will benefit students, bees, wine and multiple agricultural research and outreach programs, according to a
Oberholster of UC Davis receives ASEV Extension Distinction Award
Anita Oberholster, associate specialist in enology for the University of California, Davis, Cooperative Extension has received the American Society for Enology and Viticulture’s 2021 ASEV
Kalcsits named endowed chair for tree fruit environmental physiology and management at WSU
Washington State University physiologist Lee Kalcsits has been named WSU’s endowed chair for tree fruit environmental physiology and management, according to a news release. Sponsored