December 2023

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Grower of the Year/Convention Special

Featured stories about the Good Fruit Grower of the Year plus the hort shows in Washington and Michigan — and more — in this issue.

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Small purchases, big payoffs for family-owned vineyard

Colleges helping to tech-proof workers in the ag industry

Ag tech industry botting for apples

It’s time for growers to speak up on ag tech needs

Family farming strategy: Divide, conquer and communicate

Expanding from vineyard to winery

Filling the blueberry gap

Farm finds strategies for welcoming back workers

Prengaman: Scale and speed bumps for technology in tree fruit

Ag tech comes down to earth — Video

Good Stuff, December 2023

DeVaney: Ag industry working overtime on advocacy

Answering the opportunity: 2023 Good Fruit Growers of the Year

Passion for peaches: 2023 Good Fruit Growers of the Year

New line time: 2023 Good Fruit Growers of the Year

Creative cover cropping: 2023 Good Fruit Growers of the Year

Dininny: Teaming up for success

Hort Show Batjer Address: Seeking sustainability

EXPO preview: Writing the next chapter on weather forecasts

Eduardo (Lalo) Garcia, a young grower from Pasco, Washington

Good to Know: Apple pruning 101 — Video

Ag robot rodeo — Video

Social media marketer shares video-making tips for farmers — Video

This chart, presented at the Washington Apple Commission board meeting in October, shows the significant impact Market Access Program (MAP) and Agricultural Trade Promotion Program (ATP) grant funds have had in expanding the commission’s promotional budget in recent years. (Courtesy Washington Apple Commission)

Washington Apple Commission welcomes new USDA export promotion program

New apple variety Snowflake, bred in Canada, has rosy-red skin and white, snowflake-like lenticels. Its white flesh is juicy, crisp and sweet with a hint of tartness. (Courtesy Marketing Partners)

Snowflake is Canada’s latest apple variety