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Nutrient and Water Management
Featured stories about soils and weed management, and more, in this issue.
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Orchards facing an unwanted legacy
Washington environmental authorities look for ways to screen historic orchard properties for lead and arsenic of yesteryear.
Soil health initiative grounded in research
Washington state sets up program to tackle soil health.
Grapes without glyphosate
Moving toward IPM for weed control requires diversifying herbicides.
G.935 research results inconclusive
Researchers still can’t blame Geneva 935 rootstock declines on virus.
Mediterranean modernization
IFTA audience hears how Italian growers are coupling orchard design to mechanization.
A forgotten fruit region finds itself
Growers starting to realize West-central Michigan’s potential.
New research station underway in West-central Michigan
Local growers and Michigan State University partner to serve area's unique needs.
Northwest pulling peaches
X disease, on top of economic pressure, leads growers to push out enough peaches and nectarines that the industry halts assessments for marketing.
Dicamba drift decision: $265 million
Jury finds in favor of Missouri peach farmer.
Gettin’ wiggy with it — Video
Researcher determines earwigs control woolly apple aphid without damaging fruit.
Consumer conscious wine marketing
Sustainability sells, but surveys show consumers don’t always understand it.
Wine of the times
In an era of too many bottles for too few drinkers, industry must adapt to new tastes, say experts at the Washington Winegrowers Association’s annual gathering.
DuPont: Soil biology in orchards
A very close-up look at who is there and why you should care.
Brittany Komm, a young grower from East Wenatchee, Washington
Brittany is the senior viticulturist — also known as the “grape lady” — at Precept Wine Brands. She obtained her graduate degree at Washington State University.
Dininny: Our new reality
Coronavirus sweeping the globe means instant change — and likely lasting effects.