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UFO cherries
The way Mark Hanrahan envisions his new cherry block, there'll be no ladders or even platforms around during harvest. For his second-leaf Santina planting on
In The Box
Inaugural article in "Good Health" series earns praise. ¡Bien Hecho! DearGood Fruit Grower: I work for the Rural Community Development Resources Center for Latino Farmers in
Apple Matters
Any way you slice it, apples are good for your health. Researchers around the world continue to uncover the apple's nutritive power and increasingly important
Naramata struggles with change
Robert Van Western is a third-generation fruit grower in British Columbia, Canada, who, like many other orchardists in the Okanagan Valley, has succumbed to the
Water rights flow downstream
Commissioner Mary Lou Peterson says without water rights, land is useless for agriculture. In an agricultural county that's already experiencing water shortages, it's worrisome to
COOL coming this fall
New country-of-origin labeling requirements that come into effect this fall should have little impact on the tree fruit industry, says Chris Schlect, president of the
Packers seek cure for audit fatigue
Some Pacific Northwest tree fruit packers are complying with as many as 11 food safety programs, a recent survey by the Northwest Horticultural Council shows,
Healthy environment, healthy economy
A healthy economy goes hand in hand with a healthy environment. That's the philosophy of conservationists Eliot and Tina Scull. Bob Bugert, executive director of
Conservation donation
Orchard owners Eliot and Tina Scull are feeling the squeeze of urban development around their nine-acre apple orchard at Fourth Street in East Wenatchee, Washington,
Water rights hard to secure
Andy den Hoed Andy den Hoed, a grape grower who transferred water from an orchard in the northern part of Washington State to his vineyard
U.K. fruit growers revolt
Apple and pear growers in the United Kingdom are saying enough is enough. Frustrated by the proliferation of farm certifications and regulations, the British Independent
New direction for replant research
Mark Mazzola checks a DNA sequence from streptomyces, a soil bacterium that induces plant defense responses. The growth of streptomyces is stimulated by seed meal
Pesticide transition piques interest
Orchardists and horticulturists have been eager to learn about new pest management tools and strategies. Representatives of more than 43,000 acres of orchard are taking
Moth is a rare, but big, problem
Organic grower John Hickerson of New Jersey has a big pest problem. It's called the leopard moth. has a 137-acre farm at Newton in Sussex
Over the top
Brandon Mulvaney (in the blue shirt) operates the over-the-row platform wirelessly. It began two years ago with a rough sketch on a napkin, followed by
Quick Bites
Cherry Exports The U.S. Transportation Security Administration met with shippers last month in Yakima, Washington, to explain how a congressionally mandated bill will affect 2009
Last Bite
Ralph Sundquist was able to grow his business during the Great Depression by investing wisely and by using innovative marketing. The Surety box label was
Bottling on wheels
Wine can move through a mobile bottling line at a rate of 65 bottles per minute. When it's time for a wine to leave the
Working with a bottler
Bill Hamlin of Custom Mobile Bottling oversees a recent bottling at the Winemaker's Loft in Prosser. Here are a few key things that a winery