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Farmworker housing opens in Othello
Lugar Seguro is designed as a safe place for farmworkers to house their families. The Othello Housing Authority’s new Lugar Seguro (Safe Place)
Good Job
New AgWeatherNet director Dr. Gerrit Hoogenboom, a professor of agrometeorology and crop modeling, has been appointed director of Washington State University’s agricultural weather network, AgWeatherNet.
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EMPLOYMENT AVAILABLE Washington State University (WSU) Extension invites applications for an Area Extension Educator (E2 or E3) in Tree Fruit Horticulture. This is a twelve-month,
Good Stuff
Owners change at Burrows Tractor John Riel, who joined Burrows Tractor Company in Yakima, Washington, 32 years ago as a general helper, has bought the
Montana apples
The Swanson family’s Mountain View Apple Orchards is located in the Bitterroot Valley, where pioneers from the eastern United States established the first orchards The
Yakima Valley wines in China
With retail sales sluggish, this is a good time to develop an overseas market, says Hyatt Vineyards’ winemaker.
China: big country, small wine market
Wine importer and distributor Scott Hitchcock, left, sampled Butch Milbrandt’s wines (Milbrandt Vineyards) during the Washington Wine Commission’s Wine Experience. Hitchcock came to learn about
Water stress impacts cherries
Denise Neilsen explains how an atmometer is used in a cherry irrigation experiment at the Summerland research center in British Columbia. The timing of irrigation
Answers to food safety questions
The Center for Produce Safety held its first produce research symposium in June to review projects it has sponsored. Chris Schlect, president of the Northwest
Mechanical thin cherries
The Darwin string thinner is attached to the front of the tractor. The Bonner is in the background. Mechanical thinning equipment has been tested for
Target fruit
The optimized orchard system generates high production and high-value target fruit. The trees have little structural wood and are supported by an eight-wire trellis. “If
On tour to see sweet cherries
Michigan State University horticulturist Dr. Greg Lang visited Stefano Musacchi in Italy in 2008, and subsequently invited him to speak at the International Fruit Tree
Storing Honeycrisp
A new CA control system supplied by Storage Control Systems, Sparta, Michigan, was installed at Michigan State University in 2008. Employee Dan Boozer is pictured.
Nutrient needs by apple trees
Getting the right nutrient levels in the orchard starts with answering the basic questions: How much of each element does a tree need, and when
Advantages of foliar nitrogen
Foliar applications of nitrogen have a number of advantages, says Dr. Lailiang Cheng, a Cornell University scientist. Combined with tissue analysis, foliar application lets growers
Nitrogen fertilization in apples
Even after years of scientific research, getting the correct level of nitrogen into apple trees remains in many ways an art. Lailiang Cheng, a researcher
Minnesota growers feel excluded
A key question for Minnesota growers is whether SweeTango is a club, niche apple of minor consequence or a “Honeycrisp killer” destined for the mainstream.
There’s promise in new pruning method
Michigan State University horticulturist Dr. Greg Lang visited Stefano Musacchi in Italy in 2008, and subsequently invited him to speak at the International Fruit Tree
Bi-axis system fits the fruiting wall concept
Bibaum (divided trunk) pears are grown at the Ferrara fruit research station in Italy Fruit growers who adopt a spindle style of tree—tall, narrow cylinder
High density apple systems cost more
The Michigan study compared three systems—from left, central leader, vertical axe, and tall spindle. It costs a lot of money to put in a new
Last Bite—Fruit first in Walla Walla
Is the young girl Frank Shields's sister? Walla Walla County in the southeastern corner of what is now Washington State is credited with having the
Apple Lines
John Baker, center, talks with supermarket staff in Dubai, a major market for Washington apples. The Washington Apple Commission is running a training program for