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Postharvest
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Sustainable packaging push
Packers roll out cardboard consumer packs for Costco.
In-bin control expands storage options
Bins allow for controlled atmosphere storage in refrigerated facilities.
Roots on trial
Washington nursery experiments with wine grape rootstocks.
Pear family planning lifts local industry
When a family of pear farmers built their own packing line, they also built up the industry around them.
Heat disorder moving eastward
Lenticel breakdown poses a growing problem for Eastern U.S. apples.
Help wanted for hiring help
Lawyers point out pitfalls and potential liabilities lurking in the complexity of hiring farm labor in Washington in 2022.
Sanitation tops list for listeria prevention
Michigan study recommends sanitizing waxing equipment and other trouble points to avoid infection.
From tarts to tourism
Fruit growers adapt in Wisconsin’s Door County.
Lautenbach’s long legacy
Lautenbach family adjusts to loss of farm’s animating force.
Harvest headway — Video
Fresh Fruit Robotics runs limited harvest trials in Washington in 2021 and says it’s ready to tackle commercial scale later this year.
Business and ’bots
Can a robotic harvest solution be cost-effective for both growers and investors?
Torres: New alternative for superficial scald
A plant-derived antioxidant oil proves comparable to synthetic controls now banned in some export markets.
Schmidt-Jeffris: Predator applications
How can growers successfully release beneficial insects for pest control? New USDA research effort aims to find out.
Juan Munguía, a young grower from Mattawa, Washington
uan earned his bachelor’s degree in soil science from Oregon State University and is currently pursuing his graduate degree in horticulture. Juan is the son of Maria and Serafin Munguia.
Michigan hort society awards distinguished service
The Michigan State Horticultural Society gave out two Distinguished Service Awards during the 2021 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO banquet on Dec.
Washington tree fruit industry honors standouts
The tree fruit industry, holding an awards banquet for the first time in two years, raised a glass to industry leaders at the awards banquet