Honey Bee Health Coalition releases Spanish-language varroa mite management guides
The Honey Bee Health Coalition announced the release of Spanish-language versions of two varroa mite management guides...
Northwest Cherries launches new website
Northwest Cherries, which helps to promote sweet cherries from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and Montana, recently launched a new website...
Washington Soil Health Initiative invests in long-term research orchard planting
With funding from the Washington Soil Health Initiative, researchers from Washington State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture planted 2.5 acres of Honeycrisp at the Sunrise Research Orchard in Rock Island...
Bernadine Strik: 1962–2023
Blueberry industry leader Bernadine Strik died April 14 in Corvallis, Oregon.
Pear Bureau Northwest annual meeting May 31 – June 1 in Wenatchee
Pear Bureau Northwest will hold its 91st annual meeting May 31 and June 1 in Wenatchee, Washington...
Facing reduced exports, Washington Apple Commission tasks new committee with planning for the future
The short 2022 apple harvest and myriad export challenges — from tariffs to tangled global transport — have taken Washington apple exports to the lowest level in 20 years...
Mast named 2023 Apple Citizen of the Year
Bob Mast, president of Wenatchee-based CMI Orchards, was named the 2023 Apple Citizen of the Year...
Agricultural Leadership Program starts April 28 in Wenatchee, Washington
Agricultural Leadership Program course in Wenatchee, Washington, starting April 28...
Cosmic Crisp cracks the Top 10
The Cosmic Crisp apple, developed and marketed for Washington growers, has cracked the Top 10 in sales value and volume in the United States...
New AEWR rules create new job classifications and pay rates
The federal government set new Adverse Effect Wage Rate regulations that will force growers to pay workers who — even briefly — perform duties such as driving or supervising differently than the rest of their workers...