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Soils & Weed Management
Featured stories covering soils and weed management strategies in this issue.
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Follow a map to find your soil needs
Mapping soils to fertilize with variable rates has advantages.
Picking among the best new cherry roots
New rootstock options could meet the needs of Northwest cherry growers.
Blue Bird plans to rebuild after fire
Central Washington fruit packer Blue Bird to replace warehouse destroyed in early March fire.
Cornell roots for Geneva rootstocks
During IFTA annual meeting, researchers urge local growers to give N.Y.-bred Geneva roots a try before settling for Bud.9.
Deciphering designer rootstocks
More options mean more complex planting decisions.
Mulch-in cherries
Researchers study benefits of applying mulch to mature Oregon cherry orchard.
Crafting rosé with intention
Pink wine creates new market, new approach to fruit quality.
Calling out the codes in the trees
Genetic research explores the underpinning of tree architecture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Appalachian Fruit Research Station.
A window to the roots
WSU scientist using rhizotrons, or root windows, to study the growth of trees underground.
Merlot up again after the ‘Sideways Effect’
Merlot back on the rise, 15 years after movie slam.
Not your usual graft
New York grower experiments with beaver grafts, shares technique during IFTA tour.
Kevin Kenoyer, a young grower from Cashmere, Washington
https://youtu.be/5kkO4p4FgUI family background/Kevin is a fourth-generation grower who grew up in the Wenatchee River Valley. He graduated from Washington State University with a degree in
Van den Ende: What are the problems with branches?
The haphazard complexity of these branched apple trees on Tatura trellis make management and productivity of trees difficult. (Courtesy Bas van den Ende) While there