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2016 Northwest cherry harvest: could be 3rd biggest
Northwest cherry growers shipped 20.8 million boxes of fresh fruit this year, exceeding some of
Know your risks with Early Robin
Early blush variety comes with growing challenges.
Devon Newhouse, Young Grower from Sunnyside, Washington
Devon’s family started out raising cattle in the Yakima Valley, then moved into hops, tree fruit and grapes.
Tree Fruit Research Commission releases new cherry pesticide study
File photo. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower) For growers looking to export, the Washington
Crop forecasts: this year, more apples and tart cherries
Three recent fruit crop forecasts predict larger apple and tart cherry crops and a smaller
2016 cherry harvest update: still 18.4 million 20-pound boxes expected
Routine June rains have selectively spared some cherry orchards entirely while causing significant damage in
Cool weather spreads out cherry harvest
Cool weather throughout Eastern Washington has slowed down the region’s sweet cherry harvest. And that’s
Breeders continue effort to develop early cherry varieties
California breeders continue efforts to develop early cherry varieties.
Breeding better rootstocks
Michigan State pursues patents for improved cherry rootstocks using plantings in the Pacific Northwest.
Piece-rate pay guidelines
Officials working to provide practical advice following last year’s Washington state Supreme Court ruling.
Spraying for powdery mildew
Study aims to find best time to apply fungicide.
The problem of powdery mildew
WSU researcher to study cherries’ sudden transition from resistant to susceptible during the growing season.
Suzanne Niemann, a young grower from Yakima, Washington
family background / Suzanne’s love of agriculture grew out of her interest in
NW cherry growers optimistic during five-state meeting
Round 3 cherry harvest projection drops from two weeks ago
Organic control of SWD
Organic researchers are evaluating various kinds of materials to separate insects from fruit, such
Beakers and breakthroughs in SWD research
California research into spotted wing drosophila sounds like science fiction.
SWD – How to stop a proliferate pest?
Growers and researchers are struggling in efforts to control the spread of spotted wing drosophila.
Ferguson: Renewed focus on little cherry disease
Research underway to study leafhopper vectors of Western X.
Researchers crack the case on why cherries crack
Too much water is a known cause of cherry cracking, but malic acid is a newly identified culprit.
Controlling cherry cracking
Reducing moisture uptake can help prevent cracking in storage.
Neil Garrison, a young grower from Sunnyside, Washington
family background / Neil studied business and worked with the National Oceanic and
Thurlby: Hot for cherries
Gonzalo Villareal harvests SweetHeart cherries in Selah, Wash., on July 16, 2015. (TJ Mullinax/Good
Breeding the new cherry
WSU makes changes to sweet cherry program.
Stoking the North American cherry market
Cherry marketing: “awareness, awareness, awareness.”
Optical lines are growing
Upgrades using near-infrared technology to sort fruit are necessary to keep pace with the industry.
Weekend rains did not dent Round 2 NW cherry forecast
Weekend rains should have little effect on the Northwest cherry crop, which growers had forecast
Cherry optimism
California cherry growing conditions are tough, but growers are tougher.
Rain in California drops cherry estimate
Heavy rains in early May have significantly lowered the estimate of California’s sweet cherry crop.
Northwest cherry growers expect larger crop in first estimate
Young cherries near Granger, Washington on April 28, 2016. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)
A spray-plus education (Video)
Farm worker teaching team leads the nation in preparing workers for safe use of pesticides.
Joe Brandt, a young grower from Wapato, Washington
Joe returned to the 1,500-acre family farm after working in finance and manages domestic and export sales and marketing for the company.
Ryan Bond, a young grower from The Dalles, Oregon
Ryan is a second-generation grower managing about 800 acres, primarily consisting of cherry and pear trees in The Dalles and south through Dufur into the Tygh Valley.
Watering by the numbers
Extension specialists take the mystery out of irrigating.
Changing ideas about water
Irrigation becomes crucial tool even in well-watered East.
Better ways to irrigate
WSU researcher offers tips for reducing water use.
Know your soil before picking your rootstock
Researchers encourage growers to match a rootstock’s ability to absorb nutrients to those nutrients found in the soil.
Root care
Remember to consider what lies beneath when maintaining a healthy orchard.
Using less water
Study shows growers can reduce near-harvest irrigation of cherries without harming trees, fruit.
Know your critical temperatures as East Coast freeze arrives
The East Coast is experiencing a second round of winter, and the anticipated freezing temperatures
How to attract workers
Workers go where they can make the most money.
Modern orchards and technology can potentially reduce production costs
Harvesting, pruning, trimming and bin removal machines like these displayed during an IFTA tour
Keeping limbs in line with mechanical pruning – (video)
While not exactly new anywhere, mechanical hedging is seeing a youthful surge on
Hopes dim for demise of lanternfly
Researchers are no longer optimistic that bug first detected in 2014 can be quickly eradicated.
No bees, but a lot of buzz about artificial pollination (video)
https://youtu.be/bEXK9Bk73Eg Pollination comes with problems. Bloom dates don’t overlap, honeybee colonies fail, weather doesn’t cooperate.
Growers asked to help with trellis design survey
The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission has recently funded a trellis engineering analysis project with
6 tips for healthier bees
Beekeeper offers tips for healthy bees, hearty pollination.
Testing string theory
Hand-held string thinners are gaining in popularity.
Borers make their mark
Northwest growers advised to watch for American plum borer.
Meet the stinkbug’s worst nightmare
A wasp no bigger than a flea could be the best tool against brown marmorated stinkbug.
Searching for spotted wing drosophila
Experts say growers should look beyond orchards for SWD.