April 15th 2006 Issue

The Washington State Fruit Commission’s budget for 2006-2007 reflects a 30 percent increase in foreign market program funds and a

Sonya, a new apple variety that originated in New Zealand, is being grown in North America under a club system.

This fall, Washington and Oregon growers will be able rush their fresh produce from Wallula, Washington, to East Coast markets

It’s hard for a grower to leave part of the crop in the orchard, after nurturing the fruit through the

When Dad farmed, usually his biggest problem was the weather. He worried about an early freeze on snap beans, or

Artists present farmers in Maryhill Museum exhibit…A special art exhibit depicting farmers has opened at the Maryhill Museum of Art

An article entitled “Fibers, flakes and globs” in our March 15 issue contained a typographical error. In the section that

Washington State Wine industry honors den Hoed…Bill den Hoed has been honored for nearly 20 years of involvement in the

Calcium needs to be available to apple trees early in the season during the cell-division phase, because that’s when the

Cover crops have many benefits in vineyard floor management, but in Washington State, especially east of the Cascade mountain range,