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Summer Fruits
Featured stories covering summer fruits in this issue.
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Peach researchers make cold revelation
Research team finds that using differential thermal analysis offers a life-or-death look at peach buds.
Pausing cold storage for better peaches
Researcher identifies a simple way to improve postharvest peach quality.
Making sure peaches are peachy
Nondestructive tools help get the best peaches to market.
Off the conventional path
Washington grower pleasantly surprised by organic transition and certification process.
State agencies offer readiness reviews for FSMA inspections
Mock inspections offer growers an educational opportunity to make sure they feel prepared.
FSMA inspections begin
FSMA inspectors are starting visits to farms, packers.
Giving tradition a nudge in the vineyard
New generation of disease-resistant grapes are showing signs of increased acceptance in Europe.
Two Washingtons now oversee H-2A
Washington state legislators agree to administer H-2A but turn down adding additional fee for growers.
Duckwall Fruit celebrates 100 years
Hood River stalwart honors its history and looks to the future.
Growing fluent in flavor
Douglas Fruit leads Washington in search of an organic niche in the summer fruit space.
Good to Know: Another big year for grape and wine research
Research aims to improve wine quality by addressing vineyard and winery challenges.
Bee-based biocontrol – Video
New technology that uses bees to deliver biocontrol exactly where it’s needed could help organic blueberry growers fight mummy berry.
Josh Heinicke, a young grower from Wenatchee, Washington
https://youtu.be/4-7Uy5qsYwQ family background / Josh is the fourth generation of his family in farming and is the production supervisor at Columbia Fruit. He graduated from
Prengaman: Yearn to learn
Industry innovation drives this magazine, and in my new role, I’m eager to guide our coverage of the research, policies and practices shaping the fruit business today.