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Convention Special
Featured stories about the Good Fruit Grower of the Year, conventions — and more — in this issue.
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Are they nuts for hazelnuts?
There’s a new tree crop popping up in the fruit-focused Yakima Valley, planted by growers looking for a low-input alternative.
Picking something different for U-pick plantings
More U-pick growers are choosing trellises over freestanding trees.
Good Stuff: December 2022
A selection of the latest products and services for tree fruit and grape growers.
Finding flavor in Southwest Michigan wine
Grower seeks to unlock region’s viticultural potential.
A new operation for tree verification
True-to-type verification process taps new technology to reduce mistakes.
Insect eradication is hard
In the fight against invasive species, odds favor invaders.
Vineyard volunteers help make Water from Wine
‘Connect together, give together': Horse Heaven Hills winery holds volunteer harvest and donates to clean water projects.
Team approach combines orchard technologies
Dutch companies combine precision orchard management technologies.
Carbon calculations for Washington orchards
As interest grows on the climate implications of agriculture, it raises questions the industry needs more research to answer.
A BerrySmart idea
Blueberry industry launches version of Smart Orchard Project.
Cultivating connectivity on the farm
5G farm tested west of the Cascade Range in Snohomish County, and it may be coming to Eastern Washington.
H-2A final rule, finally
Revisions may make guest worker program more expensive.
Apple-harvesting robot roundup — Video
Robotic fruit harvester development continues.
Lisa Aceves, a young grower from Tieton, Washington
Lisa is a third-generation farmer who started in high school and is now the orchard operations supervisor. Lisa is the granddaughter of Frances and Tony Peña, daughter of Maria Peña and Roy Aceves and works with her sister, Rosa, and brother, Rogelio.
Building their legacy: McDougall and Sons, 2022 Good Fruit Growers of the Year
Good Fruit Grower recognizes the McDougall family of Wenatchee, Washington, for innovative company culture and generosity with the industry.
Putting packaging first: 2022 Good Fruit Growers of the Year
Change is the big constant at McDougall and Sons’ packing facility outside East Wenatchee.
Ambrosia changed everything: 2022 Good Fruit Growers of the Year
Investing in new varieties early gave the McDougall family the reason and the resources to grow.
Research welcome: 2022 Good Fruit Growers of the Year
McDougall and Sons’ research investments and partnerships net benefits for all growers.
Dininny: December is for gathering together
For the 26th year, Good Fruit Grower is proudly honoring an outstanding grower with its Grower of the Year award...
Bierer: Carbon accounting
New USDA soil project will assess carbon balance of an apple orchard over time.
Hort Show preview: Winning ingredients for any game
NFL great to discuss teamwork, leadership and humility at WSTFA Annual Meeting.
Hort Show in Spanish: A focus on trending topics for ag workers
Spanish-language session offers training and panel discussions.
DeVaney: Prevailing problems
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association wants more transparency for growers around the state’s wage surveys, one of many labor-related priorities for 2023.
EXPO preview: Pushing out pest birds
Study links kestrel presence to improved fruit quality and food safety in cherry orchards.
Cherry marketing committee representatives to be selected
Nominations for grower and handler positions on the Washington Cherry Marketing Committee will take place for District 2 during the annual Cherry Institute meeting on
Washington State Fruit Commission board positions up for nomination
The following commissioner positions on the 16-member Washington State Fruit Commission board of directors will be open for nominations during upcoming industry meetings. Cherry Institute,
Processed Pear Committee board nominations upcoming
Nominations for positions on the Washington/Oregon Processed Pear Committee will take place during the following industry public meetings: —Washington State Tree Fruit Association Annual Meeting,
Columbia Fruit Packers and Frosty Packing announce merger and Goldman Sachs investment
Washington’s Columbia Fruit Packers of Wenatchee and Frosty Packing of Yakima have announced a merger, stemming from strategic investment from Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
Annual Cherry Institute Jan. 13 in Yakima
The 80th annual Cherry Institute will be held in Yakima on Friday, Jan. 13.