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Crop Management and Pollination
Featured stories covering crop management and pollination in this issue.
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Fire leads to new way of cherry drying business
High and dry innovation by California cherry family.
Ripe fruit make the best wine, but why it does may surprise you
Getting a handle on hang time
Old World pest, New World wary
European Cherry Fruit Fly found in Ontario is raising questions about potential consequences in U.S.
Help for blossom thinning
Better crop management models available for Honeycrisp, Granny Smith and Red Delicious.
Researcher convinced he can replace honeybees
WSU horticulturist secures three more years of funding for mechanical pollination research.
Where can I get training to be prepared for FSMA?
Answers to your food safety questions
What’s killing these trees?
Pathologists hope a survey of Northeast apple growers will provide clues in the case of rapid apple decline.
Feeling blue in Michigan
Blueberry production costs rise while market prices are dropping
Don’t invest in unwanted shoot growth
With spring approaching in the Northern Hemisphere, a new season for orchardists starts with flowers, new leaves and shoots — and much anxiety.
Fighting honeybee decline with instrumental insemination — Video
WSU researchers hope to breed better bees
A new, old bee
From high in the Tien Shan Mountains of Central Asia, Washington State University entomologists Steve Sheppard and Brandon Hopkins have brought home semen from a new strain of honeybees that evolved right alongside the wild apple tree.
How busy are your bees?
New model will predict pollinator efficiency and fruit set.
What wildflowers are best to attract bees?
Michigan State University pollination study reveals best attractants for bees that you may want to plant near your trees.
Following your vines, not your calendar, makes for more successful vineyards
The key to managing productive vineyards in Washington’s variable climate is to make management decisions based on the vines’ phenology, not the calendar, according to
Lacey Lybeck, a young grower from Pasco, Washington
family background/ Lacey grew up working alongside her family on their farm Hulbert Farms and Skagit Seed Services in La Conner, Washington. age/27