All Good Fruit Grower blog posts:
Behind the scenes: 2019 Good Fruit Grower cover launch
https://youtu.be/IjlwrjwUPcU Shane Davies takes off from the summit of Te Mata Peak overlooking Hawke's Bay,
Fryhover: To boldly go
Washington Apple Commission President Todd Fryhover says the path to marketing success starts with the apple.
DeVaney: Reflections on 2018 …
WSTFA President Jon DeVaney reflects on 2018 and looks ahead to the next year
Gilbert: What you can – and can’t – control
Deciding on a theme and topics for the WSTFA Annual Meeting.
Good to Know: Biocontrol for bunch rot
Native yeasts have potential to inhibit fungal disease in Washington vineyards.
Dininny: Good Fruit growing
With a new member on the staff, we’re ready and excited to hit the growing conferences this winter.
Good to Know: Funding for apple research
Nearly $2.5 million awarded for horticulture, crop protection and postharvest research in 2018.
Good to Know: Funding pear projects
A look at what’s ahead in Northwest pear research.
Good Point: The time is ripe for pears
Getting great tasting fruit into customers’ hands will bring them back for more.
Good to Know: Food safety Q&A
To keep you abreast of the latest information, Good Fruit Grower, in cooperation with industry professionals, is presenting an occasional column to answer some of the more frequently asked questions about implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Good to Know: Help for managing Oriental fruit moth
OFM damage is on the rise in Washington orchards.
Good Point: What growers want
Washington tree fruit industry lays out technology priorities.
Thurlby: Complications in cherry forecast
2018 brings an earlier start and cloud of tariffs over China.
Van den Ende and Tisdall: Keep phytophthora out of your orchard
This ‘plant destroyer’ fungus thrives in wet soils.
Corr: Our report from Kiwi country
Check out our robust package of reports from the IFTA study tour.
Farrow: The ‘it’ factor in IFTA
The International Fruit Tree Association makes some changes, but commitment to growers remains the same.
The latest buzz on bugs
USDA-ARS laboratory conducts research on insect pests of tree fruits.
Food safety answers
The latest updates on the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Khot: Drone data for agriculture
While it seems the sky’s the limit, using unmanned aircraft in your orchard requires some caution.
Mullinax: Are you ready for liftoff?
A few things to consider before launching an ag drone initiative.
Good to Know: Signs of brittle graft unions
Researchers have new findings on Geneva 41.
Scharlau: Progress, process and unity
Washington Winegrowers has mission to be an industry voice for both growers and vinters.
Hansen: Two sciences must grow together
Grape growing research must not ignore the research involved in winemaking.
Blakey: Important lessons at Postharvest Fruit School
Washington State University event scheduled for March 20-22.
Kurrle: USApple works for growers
Trade agreements, farm bill likely targets for 2018.
Bryant: Troubling signs on trade
With talk of tariffs and ending NAFTA, the apple industry must use defense, data and offense to protect exports.
DeVaney: Expectations from Olympia
Jon DeVaney The political landscape may change in unknown ways in the Washington state capital
Gonzales: Spanish sessions exceed expectations at Washington annual meeting
Twenty-four years ago, Victor Bueno, recipient of the Latino Leadership Award during the 113th Washington
Wine industry involvement can help research come alive
Insightful input: A Good Point by Melissa Hansen
Seeing red in the vineyard
Both biotic and abiotic causes can turn grape leaves red. Here’s what you should look for.
The variabilities of Honeycrisp: Good To Know
Research Commission surveys quality, availability of Honeycrisp at retail.
Customers are willing to pay a premium only on high quality, fresh sliced pears
A premium price Recently, a willingness-to-pay study has shown that consumers are willing to pay
Willett: Taking advantage of technology
The desire to automate segments of the tree fruit industry isn’t new. At its formation,
Cowgill: Improving rootstocks for peaches
By Win Cowgill: After NC-140 research project’s success, new studies hope to do the same with peaches.
Corr: Our mission in Spanish
As every magazine reader knows, this has been an awful decade for the business of
Hansen: Filling void in weed research at WSU
New WSU faculty member puts emphasis on weed management in Washington vineyards.
Rayapati: Risk of virus problems in field-grafted vineyards
The increasing demand for grapevines in the Pacific Northwest has many growers turning to field
Gilbert: Farm Bill bears fruit for all
A Good Fruit Grower Good Point by Sean Gilbert, Gilbert Orchards
Pscheidt: How to rate viruses
With three-dozen different viruses that can be found on cherry trees, which ones do growers need to worry about?
Thurlby: Looking ahead to the Northwest cherry season
In Washington, we just came through the rainiest March on record, and the view from the window tells me the season has yet to give way to what most of us would call “springtime conditions.”
Food safety answers: What’s in your water? — Videos
Questions abound about implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act. To keep you abreast of
Piece rate questions remain
In Carranza v. Dovex, a class of farmworkers is suing their employer seeking separate payment for ‘time spent performing outside of picking work.’ There are reasons for growers to be concerned.
How to manage weeds and nitrogen in organic orchards
Fixed-arm rolling cultivators — like this Wonder Weeder — are the most common method
How’s the quality of your water?
Research helps to develop guidelines for dealing with salinity, sodicity in the vineyard.
Tips from Trellising 101
Trellising high-value crops or adding superstructure to existing trellises should not be left
Corr: Hey, that’s not the Methow Valley!
Orondo Cider Works, located north of Wenatchee, Washington, features a “museum” of old machinery,
Auvil: Are you ready for automated harvests?
What growers need to know to prepare for implementing robotic harvest technology
Gix: Pear industry unites
Industry shares information at Interpera Congress in South Africa, with plans for 10th annual meeting to be held in U.S. for first time.
Woods: Food safety answers
Questions abound about implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act. To keep you abreast of
Strengthening industry partnerships
We’re expanding coverage of IFTA to better serve growers.