Project Description
Soils & Weed Management
Featured stories covering soils and weed management strategies in this issue.
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Cost falls to renew pear scald chemical
Pear industry leads the way to renew growers’ access to the scald-controlling chemical.
Cider makers embrace regional variation
Bottles of cider are displayed at Leonard Oakes Estate Winery in Lyndonville, New York, along with an ad marketing a sense of regional flavor.
Native flora can attract beneficial insects to the vineyards and orchards
Between rows, think local
Studies show no downside to trying cover crops in vineyards
Beneath the vines
What’s going on down there? Facts about organic matter
Researchers share knowledge about the underground dynamics of fresh organic matter.
Searching for the naked truth of soil science
New grant seeks to understand how some rootstocks recruit beneficial soil microbes to boost breeding efforts.
Gillison’s Variety Fabrication donates mechanical planter to Michigan State University
A donated piece of equipment will help Michigan State University fruit research stations plant more trees faster. Gillison’s Variety Fabrication donated the mechanical planter to
Brown named president of National Grape & Wine Initiative
Donnell Brown has been named president of the National Grape & Wine Initiative, succeeding Camron King. Brown began her duties on April 3. Brown has
WSU’s continuing search for endowed chair of soil science
“The Soil of Contemplation”
Kelsey Twitchell, a young grower from Dryden, Washington
Kelsey’s family farm is nestled in the hills of Washington’s upper Wenatchee Valley, where they grow fresh market pears.
Sorry about the label confusion
Good Fruit Grower ran a story in our April 15 issue about the Washington Apple Commission discussing uses of its apples logo and sticker.
Let vigor be your guide : Video
Precision crop load management strategies lower risk and raise fruit quality.
How to manage weeds and nitrogen in organic orchards
Fixed-arm rolling cultivators — like this Wonder Weeder — are the most common method of weed management in Northwest organic orchards. But other implements
Grower says bloom thinning by hand gets the results he wants
Let hands take hold
Do you have enough active carbon in your soil?
WSU extension specialist offers tips on how to track the health of your orchard.
Washington Apple Commission will push Galas and Red Delicious in Mexico and Asia
‘Value-added’ markets are key