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…
The tricky balance of storing Honeycrisp. After harvest, the profitable variety is typically kept at 50 degrees Fahrenheit for a week before storing it at…
Sunburn model applications by Washington State University researchers predict shade netting will help but will not be enough to protect apples from sunburn over the…
On May 16, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the availability of approximately $6 billion in disaster assistance for commodity and specialty crop growers who…
Honeycrisp harvest at Mt. Ridge Farms in Adams County, Pennsylvania, in September. New planar growing systems allow for mobile platforms and less labor-intensive ladder work.…
Cornish Apple – Jeff Colombini grows trellised apples above his force row cutouts. He stops irrigating approximately 5 to 6 days earlier than harvest to…
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…
(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…