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Grower of the Year
Featured stories covering the Good Fruit Grower Grower of the Year in this issue.
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Computer vision systems can count apples and provide a new perspective on crop load
Kurt Scudder, FarmCloud imaging scientist, drives down a row of Fuji apples on an ATV loaded with camera equipment used to measure crop loads
Nation’s oldest commercial winery back in operation in Kentucky
After purchasing this property along the Kentucky River for its scenic beauty, Tom Beall learned that it was the site of the first commercial vineyard
Insurance beyond apples
A proposed tree policy could protect the investment in today’s orchards.
Verification program lets growers show off their stewardship
A good sign for growers
Season’s smaller Bings highlight need for better crop load management tools
Overset and undersized
For plants, it’s not easy being clean
Clean Plant Center Northwest director Scott Harper is surrounded by fruit trees at the Prosser, Washington, center in August. The trees are being grown
Learning Cosmic lessons
Researchers offer the latest horticultural, packing tips for new Washington State University apple variety.
Protecting intellectual property
Managers of new Washington State University-bred apple variety use high-tech software to protect intellectual property rights.
New idea for controlling crop load
New Zealand researchers studying artificial spur extinction to help with crop load management.
Feds extending FSMA sampling deadlines
Water sampling rules will now start in 2022, rather than 2018.
Register for the 75th annual Cherry Institute
The 75th annual Cherry Institute is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 12 at the Yakima Convention Center in central Washington. Also, nominations are wanted for marketing committees
DeVaney: Expectations from Olympia
Jon DeVaney The political landscape may change in unknown ways in the Washington state capital in 2018, but we can make some general predictions about
Hive hauling worries
A load of honeybees arrives from California in April 2017 at Olson Orchards in Selah, Washington. Beekeepers worry that new federal rules mandating the
How to give away fruit
Donations are appreciated at food banks, but some homework and forethought are advised first.
An Oregon trailblazer: 2017 Grower of the year
Curiosity, sharing and innovation drive Mike Omeg, a fifth-generation cherry grower.
A grower with industry influence: 2017 Grower of the year
Grower of the Year Mike Omeg has an impressive list of industry contributions and accomplishments.
Omeginsanity — ‘I was a little bit shocked’: 2017 Grower of the year
Mike Omeg does not know who started the jokes about his massive new trellises, but he has heard them. One has it that the poles
Motivation, worker protection among topics for Spanish sessions: Annual Meeting Preview
A motivational speech and details about updated federal Worker Protection Standards are among topics slated for Spanish sessions at the Washington State Tree Fruit Association’s
With constant changes, how can growers adapt? Annual Meeting Preview
Wells Fargo ag economist to give broad perspective — ‘upstream, downstream and sideways’ — at Washington annual meeting.