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Seattle Times: Tree Top uses surplus peaches to feed hungry
From The Seattle Times: There’s the old adage, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”
How grower renewed aging block of cherry trees
A tale of 17 acres
Make the most of your mulch – Video
Pruning wood and mowing weeds can provide extra food for soil organisms that help keep trees healthy.
Tart cherries growers shake it up in the Northwest – Video
Under the canopy, a mechanical claw reaches out to grasp the trunk, clamps
BC Tree Fruits Cooperative issues cherry forecast
The BC Tree Fruits Cooperative is estimating a 2017 crop of 12 million pounds of cherries, according to a news release issued Wednesday.
NW cherry growers forecast 227,000-ton crop
Northwest cherry growers huddle by district to discuss their projected crop estimate Wednesday, May
Glade Brosi, young grower from Wenatchee, Washington
family background / Glade is originally from Kentucky and joined Stemilt in 2011
Processed Pear Committee looking for public member nominations
The public member position of the Processed Pear Committee will be up for nomination during the committee's annual meeting.
Reconstructing WSU’s sweet breeding program
Changes make the WSU sweet cherry breeding program more efficient and focused to set up its new breeder for success.
WSDA dedicates research greenhouse to study plant viruses
Lauri Guerra, Washington Department of Agriculture plant pathology project coordinator, gives a tour of
Scholarships available for IFTA trip to New Zealand
IFTA has reserved a limited number of spots on its 2018 New Zealand Study Tour and Annual Conference for recipients of Young Professional Scholarships.
WSU offering free soil testing
WSU Extension is offering free soil health testing to a limited number of growers in Eastern Washington.
Food safety answers: What’s in your water? — Videos
Questions abound about implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act. To keep you abreast of
New technology allows apples to offer feedback about CA conditions
How low can you go?
New model forecasts grapevine bud break, bloom and veraison
Data dynamics: Predicting phenology
Climate change is complicated for grape growers
Wine grape growers share thoughts on how climate changes will impact vineyards.
Prepare new leaders for success
For best results, coach new crew bosses the ways of management.
Derric Kirschenmann, a young grower from Shafter, California
Derric decided to work alongside his family over a decade ago to grow the business north of Bakersfield.
Round One estimate of new cherry crop: 21.8 million 20-pound boxes
The first cherry crop prediction of the year calls for a big, if late, season.
The buzz is growing for Cosmic Crisp
Cosmic Crisp has been a huge topic among growers for years, and now the variety
Wages, worries on the rise
Minimum wage increases in key fruit producing states worry growers, packers.
Washington state’s Borton Fruit, Chelan Fresh to merge
Two longtime Washington state fruit companies will join forces when Chelan Fresh merges with Borton Fruit this summer.
Sorry about the label confusion
Good Fruit Grower ran a story in our April 15 issue about the Washington Apple Commission discussing uses of its apples logo and sticker.
Who knew? DNA research shows honeycrisp has a royal ancestor.
A University of Minnesota researcher has found new answers to the origin of Honeycrisp and
Cost falls to renew pear scald chemical
Pear industry leads the way to renew growers’ access to the scald-controlling chemical.
Cider makers embrace regional variation
Bottles of cider are displayed at Leonard Oakes Estate Winery in Lyndonville, New York,
Native flora can attract beneficial insects to the vineyards and orchards
Between rows, think local
Studies show no downside to trying cover crops in vineyards
Beneath the vines
What’s going on down there? Facts about organic matter
Researchers share knowledge about the underground dynamics of fresh organic matter.
Northwest pear growers will continue marketing order
Overwhelming majorities in favor of order
Kelsey Twitchell, a young grower from Dryden, Washington
Kelsey’s family farm is nestled in the hills of Washington’s upper Wenatchee Valley, where they grow fresh market pears.
Sorry about the label confusion
Good Fruit Grower ran a story in our April 15 issue about the Washington Apple Commission discussing uses of its apples logo and sticker.
Let vigor be your guide : Video
Precision crop load management strategies lower risk and raise fruit quality.
How to manage weeds and nitrogen in organic orchards
Fixed-arm rolling cultivators — like this Wonder Weeder — are the most common method
Grower says bloom thinning by hand gets the results he wants
Let hands take hold
Northeastern growers are coming around to the idea of irrigating
Irrigation reconsidered in normally rainy Northeastern U.S.
Do you have enough active carbon in your soil?
WSU extension specialist offers tips on how to track the health of your orchard.
Washington Apple Commission will push Galas and Red Delicious in Mexico and Asia
‘Value-added’ markets are key
Young grower mixes new ideas with 125-year-old traditions
Growing at home
I-9 form gets ‘smart’
Updated employment eligibility verification form features electronic tools, new information fields.
Together on tour – Gallery
2017 IFTA road trips to remember
What’s your ideal orchard system?
Finding the ideal system for your orchards can be trial and error, but luckily, Mike Robinson likes to experiment.
Which comes first, the trellis or the trees?
Allan says he prefers to plant the dormant, cut-back sleeping eyes for the V-trellis system
Fertilizer tips to maximize baby tree growth
Nourishing new orchards
New methods to get from bud to bin : Videos
Tree system architecture for apple orchards a key topic for IFTA speakers, grower tours.
The latest on FF Robotics’ machine harvester
IFTA’s summer field tour in New York last year focused on automation technologies
Healthy cherries from the ground up
Diagnostic tools will prevent you from paying for too much fertilizer.
Pear psylla, just like spider mites, showing resistance to pesticides
Resistance is inevitable
Brett Grobe, a Young Grower from Elyria, Ohio
family background / Brett is a sixth-generation fruit and vegetable grower in northern
How’s the quality of your water?
Research helps to develop guidelines for dealing with salinity, sodicity in the vineyard.