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Disease Management
Featured stories about disease management and more in this issue.
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Managing blueberry diseases in Michigan
MSU pathologist encourages more biologicals in blueberry spray programs.
Watch for blueberry viruses
WSU virologist says Eastern Washington blueberry growers need to be on alert.
From trap catch to control
Eradication effort planned for Japanese beetle population in Washington’s Yakima Valley.
Getting to the bottom of bacteria
New WSU endowed chair to study antibiotic resistance and genetics of bacterial pathogens.
Fire blight surges
Michigan growers should prepare with prevention and treatment tactics.
Testing the testing tools
Better little cherry disease detection tools top the cherry industry’s research priority list.
Little cherry disease: Removing the root risk — Video
New research project by OSU, WSU aims to learn more about the risks posed by replanting after little cherry disease.
Edgar Camacho, a young grower from Yakima, Washington
Edgar is a second-generation grower who earned an associate degree in business from Columbia Basin College. He is the son of Alma Rosa and Gustavo Camacho
Airblast from above
Drones present new spraying option for Michigan fruit.
Uncovering the foe below
Researchers take mangrove approach to fight killer of peach and tart cherry trees.
Cultivating climate resilience
Great Lakes fruit growers must adjust to rising heat and precipitation.
Knight: The prescription for effective monitoring of codling moth
Two decades of research yields non-pheromone lure composed of plant volatiles, acetic acid.
WSU to hold organic decay management workshop online March 9
Washington State University will hold a postharvest decay management workshop focusing on organic techniques, online March 9. Achour Amiri, a plant pathologist at the Wenatchee
H-2A workers must be vaccinated before they arrive
No more vaccinating H-2A employees after they arrive for work in the United States. The federal Department of Homeland Security’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement for incoming
Codling Moth Summit online Feb. 24
Washington State University Extension announced in a news release the Codling Moth Summit on Thursday, Feb. 24, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time.
California Association of Winegrape Growers President John Aguirre to step down
John Aguirre The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) announced in a news release the planned departure of its president, John Aguirre, effective May 31.
Researchers continue blueberry pollination survey
Researchers are continuing to survey blueberry growers about pollination methods as part of a multistate project. “We really want to maximize feedback so our survey
Chelan Fruit Cooperative acquired by International Farming
Editor's note: This story was edited to include Gebbers Farms as a co-owner of the SugarBee apple. Chelan Fruit Cooperative, a Washington-based grower, packer and