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In My View: A journalist returns to farming
Kate Moser is a former newspaper journalist who decided to return to and run the family farm. In this essay, she tells why.
Simplicity is the key
Growers and pickers can’t afford down time.
New apple harvester shows promise
DBR harvester gets big commercial test at Riveridge Land.
In-orchard sorting
Renfu Lu heads the team that developed the apple harvester/sorter. The demonstration started sorting
Top 5 Technologies to use now
Karen Lewis demonstrates demonstrates a handheld mechanical thinning tool during a Washington State University
Little cherry disease is spreading
A new discovery this summer could help explain the growing spread of little cherry disease in the Pacific Northwest, but it will make control more difficult, say researchers.
Crop load affects flavor of Honeycrisp
WSU extension specialist Gwen Hoheisel offers samples of Honeycrisp apples picked from overcropped and moderately cropped trees
Cider business flourishes
From left, Carlos Gutierrez, Salvador Sanchez, Robert McCurdy, and Marcus Robert prep bottles. Photo
Lottery planned for WA 38
Washington State University expects big demand for trees of its latest apple release.
WSU offers tannin training for cider makers
Carol Miles, head of the hard cider program at WSU in Mount Vernon, assesses
Time to sign up for crop insurance
New federal crop insurance is available for tart cherries and table grapes. The U.S. Department
From Bologna to Wenatchee
Grower support was key in Stefano Musacchi’s decision to move to Washington State.
Tucker Cellars finds niche
Randy Tucker expanded the number of wines sold at Tucker Cellars from two to
Preparing for change
Italian pomologist Dr. Stefano Musacchi strides ahead of field day attendees before his inaugural
Finding the sweet spot
Craig Campbell, co-owner of Tieton Cider Works, shows the development of a new cider apple
Cherry sales sizzle in China
Online cherry sales in China were the highlight of a season that growers, marketers, and retailers would rather forget.
They like it fresh
If you’re a person who doesn’t like tattoos and body piercings, looks suspiciously at people
Apple growers to harvest larger crop
The U.S. Apple Association lowered its estimate of the size of the United States apple
Learning from last season
The 2012 U.S. apple crop holds some lessons for apple marketers, lessons that are not
Michigan growers asked to support research
The Michigan tree fruit industry is exploring the idea of creating a commission to collect
Michigan apple growers appeal for pickers
courtesy michiganaglabor.com Seasonal workers able to pick apples are in somewhat short supply
Specialty crop block grants awarded
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing $3.2 million through the Specialty Crop Block Grant
Introducing Isaaq
An apple for people on the go.Courtesy of Kiku. More than 30 people
Michigan announces price schedule for processing apples
The Michigan Processing Apple Growers announced August 29 that its marketing committee has negotiated minimum
Rocks with a story
These four types of rocks found in DuBrul Vineyard each tell a different story about the region’s geologic influences.
Manageable apple crop forecast
Washington State apple producers expect to harvest 120 million packed boxes of apples this fall, according to the industry’s August forecast, the first official tally of the season.
Universities collaborate
Kari Peter, the new plant pathologist at Penn State, will serve fruit growers in three
Reluctant Regina
Cherry growers in Oregon like the Regina cherry. They like that it has some resistance to rain cracking and that the fruit ships well to Asia or Europe. They just wish the trees would be more productive.
Peach growers challenges
Growing peaches is getting easier in some ways, harder in others, a rather normal description
Fewer pears for canners
The outlook seems positive for the Northwest canning pear industry going into the 2013 season.
Should pear growers update?
While many pear growers in the Pacific Northwest have welcomed Dr. Amit Dhingra’s efforts to
Watch: Over-the-row cherry harvesting
https://youtu.be/qkbEDTjpiJE For the record—since this could be an event of historic significance—the harvest took place
The Boyers of Chestnut Ridge
In Pennsylvania, almost all the apples grow in Adams County but 90 miles west, there’s a ridge—Chestnut Ridge—where fruit trees, mostly apples but also peaches, pears, and cherries
New spray concept proves feasible
Entomologist Larry Gut has been experimenting with the Solid-Set Canopy Delivery system to apply
New York apples names
Jeff Crist shows the new logo for SnapDragon (formerly New York 1), pictured right.
Precise disease management is complicated
Like insects, diseases develop in predictable ways based on growing-degree accumulations, but diseases are driven
Pears: A grower’s advocate
Pat Burnett tends to his 50 acres of pear orchard surrounding his red-roofed home
Plan will guide pear research
Pear industry representatives in Oregon and Washington are collaborating to create a Pest Management Strategic
Pear Marketing: Connect with the customer
Pears are a relatively small item in the fresh produce department, but they are still
Pear industry ripe for change
When Dr. Amit Dhingra joined Washington State University seven years ago as a plant genomicist,
Top Five pear research needs
Ray Schmitten Although most pears are grown in traditional orchards, the same way
Winery showcases estate fruit
Kerry Shiels began as Côte Bonneville’s winemaker in 2009, after getting her master’s from the University of California, Davis, and working harvests for five different wineries in California, Australia, and Argentina.
Winery showcases estate fruit
Kerry Shiels began as Côte Bonneville’s winemaker in 2009, after getting her master’s from
Pear gene bank open house
Some of the 1,000-plus pear cultivars preserved at the National Clonal Germplasm Repository in
New estimate pegs U.S. apple crop at 243.3 million bushels
TJ MULLINAX The U.S. Apple Association this week lowered its estimate of the
WSU apple breeder screens for fireblight resistance
Dr. Kate Evans, WSU's apple breeder, is screening both seedlings and advanced selections for
Is repeated mechanical thinning harmful?
Tory Schmidt speaks about shade netting during the Washington State University field day and
Celebrating cider in Seattle
The Northwest Cider Association is planning its third annual Washington Cider Week, a ten-day celebration
Washington forecasts 120-million-box apple crop
Washington State apple producers expect to harvest 120 million packed boxes of apples this fall,
New York apples get their names: SnapDragon and RubyFrost
Jeff Crist announces the new names of the new New York apples. Names