December 2018

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Grapes

Featured stories from the Grower of the Year issue.

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Virus cloning may lead to leafroll control

Growers need a plan for preventing workplace discrimination

WSU earns federal funds for grape and vineyard research

New Everest Seedless grape is big and bold

California winery goes green in a big way

Food recall risks are rising

A chipped and worn ceramic spray nozzle

Six smart tips for better spray management

Picking a harvest platform: Roundup of manufacturers’ top picks

Prototype picker: Apple Vacuum System tested — Video

Tourists take a train ride through Davison Orchards in Vernon, British Columbia

Grower yields profits with agritourism

Young growers learning and growing together

Cosmic Crisp apple (Courtesy Proprietary Variety Management)

Cosmic Crisp launch

Bernardita Sallato, a Washington State University tree fruit extension specialist, leads a portion of a WA 38 field day tour in September at the university’s Roza research orchard near Prosser. She discussed rootstocks, soils, and her prototype rootzone window, a square hole in the ground buffered by acrylic panes that let her monitor root development.

Researchers share tips for Cosmic success

Flor Maldonado, a young grower from Tonasket, Washington

Green spot is seen on Cosmic Crisp apples

Cosmic conundrum: What’s causing these spots?

Wildflowers border an organic orchard owned by the Plath family

Growing unconventionally: 2018 Good Fruit Growers of the Year

Dan Plath shows computer data used to manage Washington Fruit's orchards

Growing by the numbers: 2018 Good Fruit Growers of the Year

The Plath family members of Washington Fruit and Produce Co.

Growing generations: 2018 Good Fruit Growers of the Year

Growing potential: 2018 Good Fruit Growers of the Year

Fryhover: To boldly go

DeVaney: Reflections on 2018 …

The frost fight – EXPO preview

To see opportunities, look at the world differently – Hort Show preview

Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable, and Farm Market EXPO

Helping the family that grows together to stay together – EXPO preview

Growers hope Cold Snap pears, shown here in an Ontario orchard in 2016, can restart the Canadian pear industry thanks to their fire blight tolerance and high-density production. (Courtesy Vineland Growers Cooperative)

Call for committee nominations