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Marketing, Winter Season Preview
Featured stories about marketing and the winter season preview appear in this issue.
Last Bite
Early labels were printed using stone lithography. The story of the citrus label industry is similar to that of the apple, peach, or pear labels.
First Bite
Northwest cherries delighted Korean shoppers. Keith Hu I remember the first time I travelled to Korea on cherry business. It was 2005, and I was
Good Job
Dan Davis joins CF Fresh Dan Davis has joined CF Fresh of Sedro-Woolley, Washington, as production coordinator. He oversees the harvesting, packing, and quality assurance
EPA fines packers
Fourteen tree fruit packers in eastern Washington State have together paid more than $600,000 in penalties over the past two years for not having a
Fruit packer fined by Ecology
The Washington State Department of Ecology has fined Snokist Growers of Yakima, Washington, $10,000 for failing to respond properly when 60 to 80 gallons of
Buyers like Concorde
The future of the Concorde pear seems uncertain, despite the good characteristics of the fruit. Growers who have Concorde rank the variety among their favorites
WAC searches for president
Washington Apple Commission board members are hoping to interview a shortlist of three candidates for the position of president during their December 4 meeting. They
The origin of club varieties
Peach and nectarine trees in France cost the equivalent of U.S.$16, including royalties. In the nursery, mechanical hedgers are used to trim the trees. The
Good to Go
Conference for Entrepreneurs Eric Villagas, award-winning chef and host of the Public Broadcasting Service's television show Fork in the Road, will be the keynote speaker
Celebrate the good times
Get ready for a celebration at the Washington State Horticultural Association's annual convention in Yakima, December 1-3, says Mark Holtzinger, association president . "I don't
Quick Bites
Federal Funds Approved for Tree Fruit The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Specialty Crop Block Grant Program will help fund several projects to expand economic opportunities
Pest management fruit school
by Keith Granger, Gwen Hoheisel, and Jay Brunner, Washington State University How can Washington tree fruit growers build better pest management systems? That's the question
Jealous of cherries
Pick a tree fruit, and most have cultural associations going back centuries. Apples hearken back to Adam and Eve, pomegranates to the myths of ancient
Good Point – Michael Weber
The next IFTA conference will be held in Berlin, Germany, to coincide with the Fruit Logistica fair in February. The next annual conference of the
Pioneer of variety development
Movable wires are needed in growing these RosyGlo apple whips because of the wind in the Provence region of France. A handful of French nurserymen
Wineries fill Vintner's Village
The Port of Benton's Vintner's Village is nearly filled to capacity after just a few years. The development is home to 11 wineries and the
IFO France
Top left: Seedlings showing powdery mildew. Bottom left: Bags are used to protect new seedlings from cross pollinization. Right: The Dalitron apple is from the
Europe has 30 club varieties
Emmanuel de Lapparent Europe now has close to 30 managed or club varieties supported by marketing groups. The explosion of managed varieties around
Good Health – Talking with your work force
Can you spot the cultural gaffe in this graphic? Workers need training before they are exposed to agricultural hazards, but for most of our work
Fireblight hits late pears
Concorde pears in a healthy block. Fireblight can become systemic in Concorde trees. The 2008 season was a serious fireblight year for pears in Washington's
Concorde's fatal flaw
Background: Dropped Concorde pears. Inset, back: Rudy Prey finds discoloring, showing that the trunk is infected with fireblight. Inset: Most of the trees and crop