Apple industry leaders from across Washington predict a short crop this year, with estimates ranging from 100 million to 115 million boxes, according to discussion…
Dawood Ahmed, left, a doctoral student at Washington State University, and Alex You, a doctoral student at Oregon State University, celebrate a successful in-orchard pruning…
Cornish Apple – Jeff Colombini grows trellised apples above his force row cutouts. He stops irrigating approximately 5 to 6 days earlier than harvest to…
The Washington State Wine Commission announced in a press release it has awarded almost $1 million in research grants through the statewide grape and wine…
Cornish Apple – Back in December, at the Washington State Tree Fruit Association’s annual meeting program, I was tapped to deliver a Batjer presentation that…
family background/ Jutsely is a second-generation farmer who earned an environmental studies and chemistry degree from Gonzaga University. She’s the daughter of Ana Valenzuela and…
Farming in 40 hours: As states mandate overtime for agricultural workers, Good Fruit Grower continues to examine the impacts on the fruit industry. From left,…
A crew of H-2A workers enters a Wenatchee, Washington-area apple orchard for thinning in 2019. The use of H-2A workers continues to increase despite the…
(Jared Johnson and Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)Successful codling moth control results from growers and pest consultants putting together many pieces. The leaders of a recently…
Cornish Apple – This technique to weed manage isn’t always for the faint of heart. With a high-voltage transformer pulled in the back of a…