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Help for growers both big and small
Third-generation Maine grower finds conference helps with growing U-pick business.
New hire for Pear Bureau Northwest
Pear Bureau Northwest has hired Morgan Cairns as its sampling and event coordinator. Cairns brings
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
37 varieties and counting
More peach varieties coming from Paul Friday's Flamin' Fury series
6 tips for healthier bees
Beekeeper offers tips for healthy bees, hearty pollination.
110+ bins of Bartlet pears per acre
Results from Bartlett pears grown on Tatura trellis in Australia
Looking for new pollinizers
For decades, apple growers have used Manchurian crab apples to pollinate their fruit. Tree
Researcher is targeting bull’s-eye rot
Findings show treatments before and after harvest reduce infection rates.
Uncorked potential with wine on tap
Companies cater to restaurants that don’t want to waste a whole bottle on a single pour.
Growers get peek at automatic picking machine — VIDEO
California company shares progress on vacuum end-effector.
A gentler journey from bucket to bin
Design improvements to vacuum system apple harvester reduce bruising, worker strain.
Finding cold damage
Recognizing the signs of cold damage in grapevines is critical for growers in northern regions.
Allen: My thanks to growers supporting food safety research
“One bad apple will spoil the barrel” is almost as familiar as the saying “an
2016 Sparkling Wine Symposium
Experts from Oregon, California and Champagne, France, will lead a one-day symposium for members of
Apple scab spores showing up in eastern U.S. orchards
The first apple scab spores of the season have been detected in both Pennsylvania and
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.
Pear mites developing resistance to chemicals
Growers may be forced to take different steps to control pests as resistance buildup continues.
Pears qualify for Heart-Check certification
The American Heart Association has certified Green and Red Anjou pears from USA Pears as
Searching for spotted wing drosophila
Experts say growers should look beyond orchards for SWD.
Danger from SWD?
Researchers are concerned that rising spotted wing drosophila numbers could cause problems for sweet cherries.
Plum pox virus control zone
Getting local fruit varieties into local orchards is a particular challenge in Ontario because breeding
New peaches show promise
Ontario’s stone fruit industry collaborates for best varieties.
Allan Brothers expands, purchases Gamache Vineyard
Roger Gamache One of Washington’s earliest commercial vineyards has been purchased by one
Pests in the heat
Last year’s hot growing season gave researchers ideal opportunity to take a closer look at codling moth and obliquebanded leafroller.
Seeking better control for codling moth
Researchers are getting a head start on keeping codling moth resistance traits to insecticides in check.
Dealing with apple maggot in yard waste
Study shows apple maggot pupae can be killed in yard waste, but more research is needed.
Apple maggot, worries spread in Michigan
Apple maggot infestations seem to be on the increase in Michigan, so growers should have
WSU begins historic Ravenholt Lecture Series
Posthumous donation makes wine science lecture series possible.
Controlling crown gall disease
Keys to combating crown gall disease in wine grapes are clean plants, avoiding freeze damage and pairing appropriate varieties to sites.
Hansen: Wine grapes — An IPM success story
Integrated pest management research has saved Washington’s wine grape growers millions in pesticide costs.
Northwest canning pear inventories remain high as pressure mounts from imports
In Jay Grandy’s last meeting as the manager of the Washington-Oregon Canning Pear Association, he
Getting to the rot of the problem
Researchers study how best to prevent spread of disease from Manchurian crab apple pollinizers.
Wine Foundation scholarships deadline is March 15
The Washington Wine Industry Foundation is offering over $30,000 in scholarships for undergraduate and post-graduate students studying
The right Honeycrisp start
Dave Taber is working to maximize his chances of success with a new Honeycrisp planting.
Pruning cankers in the winter
Winter pruning of cankers can help to reduce bacterial spot in peaches and nectarines.
Roger Hudson, a young grower from Sanger, California
Roger is a sixth-generation grower of about 180 acres of tree fruit.
Knowing Washington’s trunk diseases
As Northwest vineyards age, trunk diseases become more of a concern.
Gibson’s drive
Silver Pear Award winner, Don Gibson, leads from the road.
Concerns about Xylella fastidiosa, Pierce’s disease
Oregon investigates finding of bacterium that causes Pierce’s disease in wine grapevines.
The blue wave
Blueberries have made big gains with consumers, but there are signs growers should be cautious.
Fire blight central
A research plot near Wapato, Washington, has become a test bed for fire blight.
Fire blight management
Mixing materials may bring growers closer to another “silver bullet” in fire blight management.
Fire blight’s risk factors
Tips to consider from OSU plant pathogist
Questions about little cherry infections
Researchers studying little cherry disease try to predict percentage of positive trees that show no symptoms.
Differing life cycles pose challenges for controlling little cherry virus 2 vectors
In the past, mealybugs haven’t posed a significant problem for cherry growers because they don’t
Griggs appointed to Apple Commission
John Griggs John Griggs, a grower from Orondo, Washington, will serve on the