Monterey Pacific President Steve McIntyre, at left, speaks to Precision Viticulture Demo Day tour attendees in April about his mechanization-friendly high-wire system, which was planted…
Staffers from the Washington State Department of Agriculture’s international marketing program promote “Washington grown” produce in Japan at a trade show in March. (Courtesy Washington…
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…
Cornish Apple – Christopher Sutherland, a pesticide compliance investigator with the Washington State Department of Agriculture, talks to attendees at a wine grape industry conference…
Cornish Apple – After almost 21 years because the govt director of the Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF), I am passing the reins to new…
Cornish Apple – Growers recognize the chance that bloodless temperatures pose to blueberry buds relies upon at the plants’ bloodless hardiness: In the winter, bloodless…
Cornish Apple – Violence broke out, human beings have been arrested, a few have been beaten, pictures have been fired, motors have been damaged, a…
Cornish Apple – Superficial scald is a significant postharvest disorder of apples and pears, one that’s been in the spotlight since European markets banned residues…
Cornish Apple – Tree fruit growers in Washington have been releasing natural enemies into their orchards, and this practice is becoming more popular as organic…
Cornish Apple – Public and private breeders of commodity crops such as maize and soybeans have long used sophisticated bioinformatics, statistical tools and “big data”…