Grower Rick Orozco describes the benefits of regular cultivation with a wonder weeder to attendees on a WSU NextGen Grower field day on transitioning to organic production at his HiPoint Orchards near Pasco, Washington on August 3, 2017. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower) Transitioning tree fruit to organic production was the focus of a Washington State University NextGen Growers tour in July at High Point Orchards in Pasco, Washington. Owner Rick Orozco grows organic peaches, apricots, pears, nectarines and apples, along with conventional apples and cherries. He told the tour attendees about the importance of encouraging beneficial insects, using a mechanical […]