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China ramps up cherries
Presentation about Chinese production increases highlights Cherry Institute.
2020 Cherry King crowned
Dena Ybarra given annual honor at Cherry Institute.
Tart cherry growers feeling the squeeze
Producers battling SWD, imports and changing tastes.
Easing tart cherry trade troubles
After years of challenges for U.S. tart cherry industry, some recent victories offer promising signs.
A family finds their farm
Ambitious Abendroth family tackles modernization of older New York orchards.
Grape juice prices getting better
U.S. juice grape prices inch up as production and demand fall in line.
Survey seeks input on selling sustainable wine
New grant helps industry ask what wine drinkers want when it comes to green wine.
Preview: 2020 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention
Tree fruit, stone fruit and wine grape sessions will cover multiple aspects of production.
O’Rourke: Is apple demand falling?
If so, how should the Washington apple industry respond?
Preview: 2020 Empire State Producers Expo
Sessions will cover bitter pit, fire blight and other topics.
Kevin Shaw and Lance Davison, young growers from Vernon, British Columbia
Kevin Shaw, a first-generation farmer, grew up in Kenya and pursued an engineering degree. Lance Davison, a fourth-generation farmer, grew up in Vernon and focused on horticulture in college. Kevin married Lance’s sister, Laura. The family business includes parents, Tamra and Tom Davison, and grandparents, Dora and Bob Davison.
SnapDragon takes another bite of acreage
New York keeps RubyFrost expansion on hold for now.
Grant boosts Michigan peach breeding
State looking for new cultivar, rootstock combinations.
New California wine grape cultivars offer Pierce’s disease resistance
Camminare Noir, one of five new cultivars released by University of California, Davis, in December,
Canopy double poses no trouble
Vineyard trial shows 50 percent more yield on Scott Henry trellis system compared to VSP.
Chilean cherry study goes undercover
Researcher in Chile studying high tunnels, three-wire systems in sweet cherries.
Wine industry icon handles hectic harvest
Renowned Washington wine grape grower helps to keep boutique vineyards in business.
The art and science of farming
Smith Orchards preserves a family farming history with modernization in mind.
Just add water: Packaged nematodes bred to devour pests — Video
Washington grower tries nematodes to knock down codling moths.
Michigan apples keeping a competitive edge
Recent mergers and acquisitions reshuffle Michigan apple industry.
GLEXPO Day 3: Michigan testing hard cider varieties, red-fleshed apples
MSU study looking for best apples to grow in state.
Hort Show sessions end with a Cosmic bang
Final day of the WSTFA Annual Meeting includes in-depth Cosmic Crisp and IPM discussions.
GLEXPO Day 2: Speakers have lots of knowledge to share
Fruit rots, new peach varieties and Ethephon in cherries just a few topics.
Tree fruit industry leaders honored at 2019 Washington awards banquet
Tree fruit industry bestows honors at annual banquet
Hort Show Day 2 afternoon: Fruit set variability predicted to increase
Other research session cover pollinizers, fire blight and little cherry disease.
X disease devastation strikes Pacific Northwest
Researchers and growers urge aggressive response to epidemic-level infections.
Apple growers drop wage lawsuit
Now that harvest is over, a group of Washington apple producers have dropped their lawsuit
DeVaney: Washington tree fruit industry future focused
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association plans more education for workers and lawmakers.
Apple growers blown away by defoliation demonstrations — Video
New pneumatic defoliators use alternating pulses of air to strip off leaves.
Project aims to reframe the conversation about food and farming
Nonprofit founder will discuss ongoing project about food and farming during Great Lakes EXPO.
Washington Wine Industry Foundation opens 2020 scholarships
The Washington Wine Industry Foundation announced in a news release four scholarship opportunities for undergraduate
Richard Thomason: 1948–2019
Longtime apple grower Richard Harris Thomason of Brewster, Washington, died on Nov. 18, according to
Matt Haak, a young grower from Zillah, Washington
Matt is a second-generation tree fruit farmer in Washington’s Yakima Valley and pursued a
Washington orchards host robotic arms race — Video
Developments in harvest automation continue but fall short of commercialization.
Felco pruning contest scheduled Jan. 31 in New York
Second annual event hosted by Cornell University.
Renewed research in the Rogue Valley
Oregon State University Extension plants new vineyards for studies as region’s wine grape acreage continues to grow.
Washington Apple Week takes local growers to global markets
Apple Commission launches campaign in 14 export countries.
New pear is twice as nice
Oregon growers harvest nation’s first commercial crop of Gem pear, a variety that eats well right off the tree and after storage.
Hambleton: Our choices today shape our reality tomorrow
Chair of WSTFA Annual Meeting looks at leading operations through challenging conditions.
Michigan growers eyeing quality apple season
The only major hitch to an otherwise exemplary harvest was a mysteriously light load of Honeycrisp.
Rootstocks a new reality for Pacific Northwest vineyards
Following phylloxera findings, Washington wine grape growers rooting for information on rootstocks.
Washington vineyards facing phylloxera
Findings prove an unspoken, potential problem is no longer just a possibility, opening the door to management.
Making the crop load count
Ontario grower Tom Ferri shares his precision super spindle system with the IFTA summer tour.
Michigan group plans new research center
A new nonprofit group called West Central Michigan Horticultural Research (WCMHR) is planning to build
Phylloxera, economics highlight the 2019 Washington State Grape Society annual meeting
Identifying and managing phylloxera, a common grape pest that is popping up in Washington, dominated the presentations and displays Thursday at the 2019 annual meeting of the Washington State Grape Society in Grandview. An estimated 255 people attended Day 1 of the two-day gathering, which continues Friday at the Grandview Nazarene Church.
IFTA offers scholarships for young professionals to attend 2020 annual conference
The International Fruit Tree Association is offering scholarship opportunities for young professionals who want to
Growers switch gears after grape glut
Wine grape industry hits period of oversupply, lower prices.
The local niche offers opportunities during downturn
Former WSU professor doubles down on Columbia Gorge AVA vineyard.
CMI names Julie Gordon its new president
Gordon will replace the retiring Phil Korson at Cherry Marketing Institute.
High hopes for hybrid wine grapes
University of Minnesota’s cold-hardy wine grapes open new opportunities.