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New webcast talks about fire blight resistance to antibiotics
The Plant Management Network has released a new web presentation called “Fire Blight and Streptomycin
Safeguarding Honeycrisp from storage disorders
Packers have options to help protect against Honeycrisp storage disorders.
Beating bitter pit in Honeycrisp
Researchers look for postharvest strategies to reduce bitter pit risks in Honeycrisp.
Seeing scald before it happens with new tool
Warehouses employ a variety of strategies to prevent superficial scald from spoiling apples during storage,
Empire State Producers Expo: Thursday wrapup
A hard cider tasting wrapped up one of the final sessions of the Empire
Washington grower and packer Gary W. Hansen dies at 73
Gary W. Hansen, the former president of Hansen Fruit and Cold Storage of Yakima, Washington,
Ariane Stechmann, Young Grower from Hamburg, Germany
family background / Ariane is the oldest of four siblings who make up
Empire State Producers Expo: Wednesday wrapup
A sparsely attended but lively discussion about H-2A guest workers highlighted Wednesday’s proceedings at the
Where do you match consumer expectations?
Economists quantify importance of fruit qualities based on differing perspectives of producers, packers and consumers.
Empire State Producers Expo: Tuesday wrapup
Craig Kahlke, Cornell University fruit quality management extension specialist, helps New York apple grower
Empire State Producers Expo: Monday wrapup
Elizabeth Bihn About 50 farmers, many of them apple growers, took one of
Oregon’s largest apple grower sells to Washington company
Earl Brown & Sons, the largest apple grower and packer in Oregon, has been sold
Problematic pairings with Geneva 935
Certain scion strains show mysterious tree decline symptoms when combined with Geneva 935 rootstocks.
British Columbia’s government replant program aims at farm renewal
Program's not just about new varieties, it's replanting recharged
Washington state expands apple maggot quarantine area
After finding apple maggot in the southeastern corner of Lincoln County, the Washington State Department
Insider tips to avoid growing an $8 box of fruit
Success from tree to market
Trade questions loom as 2017 begins
Focus for the year ahead is keeping current markets open while the U.S. tree fruit industry awaits the president-elect’s actions on trade.
Public input requested on labor practices charter
The Produce Marketing Association and United Fresh Produce Association are seeking public input on a
GMO Arctic Apple gets new logo and higher profile
Okanagan Speciality Fruits continues to raise the profile of its genetically modified Arctic Apples with
Additional scholarships available for Washington farmers market convention
The Washington State Farmers Market Association has received funding for an additional 25 specialty crop
Industry groups lend plenty of opportunities for growers to get involved
In Washington’s tree fruit industry, three state commissions, four federal marketing orders, numerous nonprofit associations
Finding the right people
Orchards and packing houses aren’t the only places in the fruit industry with a labor shortage. Universities also are struggling to hire researchers and educators needed to keep the industry ahead of pest pressures, prepared for food safety requirements, growing new varieties and in tune with emerging technology.
B.C. pest management strategies build on deep roots
Traps throughout Fred Steele’s orchard in Kelowna are the first line of defense against a horde of new pests that growers in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley face.
Coastal California apple growers hold on through relationship with Martinelli’s
Noah Gizdich walks through the north part of the family ranch in Watsonville, California,
The GMO apple has arrived
“It’s not going away,” says Neal Carter of Okanagan Specialty Fruit.
U.S., New Zealand win WTO ag dispute with Indonesia
A World Trade Organization settlement panel on Dec. 22 ruled that Indonesia’s restrictions on horticultural
Tracking fire blight
Jamie Coggins, a graduate student, and Bonnie Schonberg, a research technician, measure the effects
RosBREED, part II
Consumers want great tasting fruit with few or no blemishes. Growers want that, too, but
Robert: More cider apples are needed to meet soaring demand
Marcus Robert at Tieton Cider Works' cider orchard in Yakima, Washington in 2014. (TJ
Pazazz hits market early
Pazazz, a new apple variety from Honeybear Brands, was expected to hit stores early. The apple
Cold-hardy apple variety draws interest for hard ciders
Bill Mayo, shown here harvesting one of his 300 Honeycrisp trees, discovered the Franklin
WSU Extension plans 2017 winter tree fruit programs
Tree fruit producers and industry professionals are invited to five WSU Tree Fruit Extension Programs
WSTFA annual meeting — Wednesday wrapup
Hermann Thoennissen: Get the stakeholders together, develop a farm transition plan and be consistent
Day two of the WSTFA annual meeting, afternoon summary – Video
Melissa Partyka, a staff research associate for the Western Center for Food Safety, encouraged
Day two of the WSTFA annual meeting, morning summary – Videos
Mark De Kleine talks about strengthening trellises on prevailing wind rows during the 112th
Wrapping up day one of the WSTFA annual meeting – Video
Two words can sum up Monday afternoon’s session of the 112th annual meeting of the
Day 1, Washington hort show, morning summary – Video
Sam Godwin, opens the 112th Annual Meeting and Northwest Hort Expo on December 5,
Cosmic Crisp to be grown overseas: Hort Show Preview
Some Washington producers are caught off guard by international propagation plans for WA 38.
A succession story: 2016 Growers of the year
Bill and Mark Zirkle credit teamwork for company’s growth and fruitful legacy.
Diversity wins: 2016 Growers of the year
Blueberries, wine grapes are among Zirkle Fruit’s most recent endeavors.
Orchards under cover: Hort Show Preview
In early study results, WSU researchers find multiple benefits to netting fruit trees.
Mega-trends in produce: Hort Show Preview
Wal-Mart executive explains why growers are now serving "purposeful" consumers.
Cosmic Crisp insights: Hort Show Preview
Washington beefs up education ahead of plantings of new variety.
Washington State hires tree fruit extension specialist
Rob Blakey, shown here in a Pasco, Washington, orchard, specializes in postharvest issues. (TJ
Jesus Ramos, Young Grower from Royal City, Washington
family background/ Jesus, son of Javier and Irma Ramos, is the first in
Spraying with precision — Video
Cornell researcher offers tips for making your grandfather’s sprayer more effective, but says precision sprayers are the future.
Matson leads industry in automated cold storage technology — Video
Pallets stand five racks high, cramped, dark and sci-fi eerie. Robotic cranes, guided
Share your know-how and grow-how — Great Lakes Expo preview
Expert view: Individual growers must take on customer fears about GMOs and chemicals.
Washington’s apple crop forecast just got bigger
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association has increased the forecast of the 2016 apple crop