August 2010

On tour to see sweet cherries

Richard Lehnert

Apple Lines

Care and handling workshops highlight that price is not the only driver of sales.

John Baker, Produce Marketing Australia

Last Bite—Fruit first in Walla Walla

John Baule of the Yakima Valley Museum tells the story behind fruit box labels.

John Baule

High density apple systems cost more

Richard Lehnert

Bi-axis system fits the fruiting wall concept

On tour to see sweet cherries in high tunnels, Stefano Musacchi shows his pruning method to eliminate scaffold branches and grow fruit from basal buds close to the trunk.

Richard Lehnert

There's promise in new pruning method

Richard Lehnert

Not so sweet ­tangle

A group of Minnesota apple growers and packers has filed a lawsuit seeking to undo the exclusive licensing agreement restricting the growing and marketing of SweeTango apples.

Richard Lehnert

Minnesota growers feel excluded

Growers object to SweeTango license

Richard Lehnert

Nitrogen fertilization in apples

Richard Lehnert

Advantages of foliar nitrogen

Richard Lehnert

Nutrient needs by apple trees

Getting the right nutrient levels in the orchard starts with the basic question: How much of each element does a tree need and when does it need it?

Richard Lehnert

Storing Honeycrisp

Richard Lehnert

Farmworker housing opens in Othello

Seasonal farmworker housing opens in Othello

Geraldine Warner

Target fruit

Richard Lehnert

Mechanical thin cherries

Mechanical thinners tested for cherries

Geraldine Warner

Answers to food safety questions

Geraldine Warner

Insights into ­cherry thinning

Geraldine Warner

Water stress impacts cherries

Geraldine Warner

China: big country, small wine market

Melissa Hansen

Yakima Valley wines in China

A new export venture for Hyatt Vineyards has translated into two shipments of wine to China and another order pending.

Melissa Hansen

Wine export ­connection

Melissa Hansen

Montana apples

Geraldine Warner