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Column: Now, more than ever, exports need to score!
As apple production increases, all regions of the country need to increase exports.
Top 5 global wine trends
A survey of 115 international wine trade professionals, commissioned by ProWein, an international trade fair
Michigan’s best cider award winners
Plymouth Orchards and Cider Mill won Michigan’s annual sweet cider contest. Second place went to
Labor worries
Michigan is at the north end of the migrant stream.
No ban on small cherries
Committee decides not to eliminate 12-row red cherries.
Who will market WA 38?
Growers will be free to work with their regular packers and marketers and WSU will license them.
Don’t give Honeycrisp away
Growers must deliver quality and marketers must hold out for high prices.
Six top researchers headline March Cornell fruit school
The Cornell University Fruit Team will hold an in-depth school for tree fruit growers, extension educators, and crop consultants on March 25 at the Ramada Inn in Geneva, New York.
Alternatives for disease control
Chitosan not only reduces decay but induces resistance in the plant.
Improving cherry quality
Yan Wang will test whether preharvest salt applications can reduce cherry pitting and splitting after harvest.
Tips for storing Honeycrisp
As volumes increase, Honeycrisp will need to be stored longer.
Retail sales of sliced apples continue to soar
A partnership with Disney resulted in 18 percent of Crunch Pak’s business being in
Pear slicing is not perfected yet
Crunch Pak, the country’s largest fresh apple slicer, is still figuring out how best to slice pears.
Fruit ripening compounds discovered
The compounds might solve ripening problems in pears treated with MCP.
Ripe pears mean more sales
Few consumers know how to check a pear for ripeness.
Consider the market: Good Point
For a new apple variety to succeed, the marketer must understand what drives consumer and retailer preferences.
Family business finds niche
The Tonnemakers say industry consolidation has left opportunities for small operators to sell directly to consumers.
Sustainable organics
Jim Koan wants organic practices to be based on science, not politics.
Jim Koan; A man of principle
Jim Koan, Michigan organic apple pioneer, is honored by the state’s Horticultural Society.
A common sense organic approach
Silver Apple Award winner Ray Fuller approaches organic production from a scientific point of view.
Crossing the border
Some B.C. apples moved south last fall, into Washington packing houses.
Washington wine grape outlook
Americans are drinking more wine
Juice grape trends for 2014
Cash prices are trending downward, production is trending upward.
Growers have less need for loans
Apple growers continue to upgrade orchards, and lenders stay willing to lend.
Apples and the futures market
If the futures market catches on, apple growers might get paid more for sort-outs.
Meet Chris Britton, USApple chair
Securing an adequate workforce is the organization’s number-one priority.
Hort Association, grape growers bestow honors
Silver Pear Kent Christensen (left) receives the Washington State Horticultural Association’s Silver Pear award
No ban on small cherries
Dr. Desmond O’Rourke speaking in Wenatchee, Wash. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower) Washington’s fresh
Entrepreneur focuses on apple picking
WSU graduate student Mark De Kleine is exploring ways to remove apples from the tree more quickly.
Michigan’s Expo draws record crowd
Speakers focus on threats to bees, funds for experiment stations, and fruiting walls.
How the cold affects fruit buds
Fruit Bud Hardiness By Lynn E. Long If severe cold can kill entire trees it
It’s cold — so can I prune?
With the early cold weather that we are experiencing you may be wondering how recently pruned trees will respond to these cold temperatures.
What’s the best rootstock for Honeycrisp?
Terence Robinson looks over a Honeycrisp tree planted on a G. 202TC rootstock in
Hedging your bets
Michigan growers hear that everyone will be hedging their fruiting walls in five years to reduce their labor costs.
Lottery planned for WA 38
Washington State University expects big demand for trees of its latest apple release.
Wine Commission uses humor to educate
"The Recommendeuer" iPad app provides in-depth information about Washington wines.
Chip detects water needs
Microsensors implanted in tree trunks or vines can measure water stress directly.
Entrepreneur focuses on apple picking
WSU graduate student Mark De Kleine is exploring ways to remove apples from the tree more quickly.
Opportunities in olives
California's extra virgin olive oil renaissance is due in part to concern about future labor shortages.
Marketing matters
Economic studies have shown that successful wineries tend to be either very small or very large. - See more at: https://goodfruit.com/?p=14109&preview=true&preview_id=14109&preview_nonce=6900d7fccc#sthash.TpjmhqSe.dpuf
B.C. growers should focus on clones
Grape gowers need to find out which clones will work best in British Columbia.
Old Home x Bartlett?
Genetic fingerprinting reveals a case of mistaken identity.
Bloom thinning boosts fruit size
Hand-thin flowers to increase size of peaches and nectarines.
Grower sees bright future
Apples and cherries fit well together for this California grower.
New Zealand’s audacious plan
The New Zealand pipfruit industry hopes to double its worth in the coming decade.
WSU offers tannin training
Washington State University is offering free online training for cider makers on how to test
See grape harvest Down Under
Washington State University's Dr. Thomas Henick-Kling is leading a harvest-time vineyard and winery tour to
Sweetie, Smitten, and Papple
Porter says new varieties open doors for growers, but farmers who know their
New wine center fulfills vision
An artist’s rendering of the new WSU Wine Science Center. Illustration courtesy of WSU
Managing nutrients in NW vineyards
For years, vineyardists in the Pacific Northwest have followed California recommendations to sample leaf petioles at bloom to assess the nutrient status of vines.