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Wages, worries on the rise
Minimum wage increases in key fruit producing states worry growers, packers.
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.
FSMA Water Quality Testing Workshops
Registration for the Washington State FSMA Water Quality Testing Workshops is now open. The Washington State Tree Fruit Association will host two workshops in collaboration with the Western Center for Food Safety (WCFS) from UC Davis, the Northwest Horticultural Council and the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, on May 9 in Yakima and May 11 in Wenatchee.
Cost falls to renew pear scald chemical
Pear industry leads the way to renew growers’ access to the scald-controlling chemical.
Native flora can attract beneficial insects to the vineyards and orchards
Between rows, think local
What’s going on down there? Facts about organic matter
Researchers share knowledge about the underground dynamics of fresh organic matter.
Let vigor be your guide : Video
Precision crop load management strategies lower risk and raise fruit quality.
How to manage weeds and nitrogen in organic orchards
Fixed-arm rolling cultivators — like this Wonder Weeder — are the most common method
Grower says bloom thinning by hand gets the results he wants
Let hands take hold
I-9 form gets ‘smart’
Updated employment eligibility verification form features electronic tools, new information fields.
What’s your ideal orchard system?
Finding the ideal system for your orchards can be trial and error, but luckily, Mike Robinson likes to experiment.
Fertilizer tips to maximize baby tree growth
Nourishing new orchards
New methods to get from bud to bin : Videos
Tree system architecture for apple orchards a key topic for IFTA speakers, grower tours.
The latest on FF Robotics’ machine harvester
IFTA’s summer field tour in New York last year focused on automation technologies
Grunenfelder moves to FDA
Laura Grunenfelder Laura Grunenfelder has accepted a new position as a consumer safety
Pear psylla, just like spider mites, showing resistance to pesticides
Resistance is inevitable
Where can I get training to be prepared for FSMA?
Answers to your food safety questions
Working safely with Fumitoxin in orchards – A grower’s perspective
By Sean Gilbert Gophers and other underground pests can cause significant damage to fruit tree
Study: Overhead cooling does not appear to impact the survival of E. coli on apples
Gala apples are sprayed with overhead sprinklers near Prosser, Washington, in the heat of
Putting your FSMA plans in writing
Cornell extension educators help growers write food safety policies.
FSMA answers: Preparing your facility
Questions abound about implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act. To keep you abreast of
Mercer Canyons settles H-2A lawsuit
A Central Washington farm that grows tree fruit and wine grapes has agreed to pay
Get the lead, and arsenic, out
Michigan State survey finds no dangerous levels of the chemicals in samples from state’s cider mills.
Safe spaces the focus of Ag Safety Awareness week
The theme of this year's Agricultural Safety Awareness Program Week is "Get Out of My
Medford fresh pear handler nominations set
An election for the Fresh Pear Committee handler position for Medford, Oregon, will be held March 28 in
Processed pear handler election set for Hood River
An election for the Processed Pear Committee handler position for Oregon District No. 2 will be held
Spanish irrigation workshop set for Hood River
An irrigation management workshop in Spanish is scheduled for March 29 in Hood River, Oregon.
The GMO debate gets more complicated
As growers and regulators try to keep up with advances in genomics, questions arise over what is and is not genetically engineered.
Cutting-edge technique to keep pathogens away
Rutgers researchers hope gene-editing technology can make wine grapes resistant to downy mildew.
Taming traits from the wild genome
New genetic techniques have made it much faster for breeders to bring blue mold resistance from wild Eurasian apples into modern cultivars.
Auvil: Are you ready for automated harvests?
What growers need to know to prepare for implementing robotic harvest technology
ITFA Day 3: “From Bud to Bin”
Mike Robinson talks to IFTA participants about his partial, tilted shade cloth in one
Tips for putting the fight back in fungicide
WSU extension specialist shares tips to overcome spray resistance.
Is it really clean? Aggressive cleaning makes big difference
Study shows areas with floor, wall damage are key harborage sites for Listeria.
Woods: Food safety answers
Questions abound about implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act. To keep you abreast of
High tunnels extend vineyard growing season
Mari Vineyards gets up to 25 more growing degree-days for grapes grown under tunnel structures
Is your orchard robot ready? – Video
Industry leaders break out crystal ball to help growers prepare for ‘game changers.’
Chris Oakes, Young Grower from Lyndonville, New York
family background/ Chris is a fourth-generation farmer who works with many of his
G.S. Long Winter Ag Academy meets Feb. 15 in Kennewick
The next G.S. Long Winter Ag Academy will be Feb 15 at the Three Rivers
WSU Extension hosts Organic Pest and Disease “Fruit School” March 14 and 15
Washington State Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center is sponsoring a conference in March on
New postharvest fungicide idea comes from an old place
Natamycin emerges as a possible nontoxic postharvest fungicide.
Targeting bacterial pathogens in cold storage with ozone
Much is still unknown about contamination risks from pathogens in fruit packing warehouses. Researchers across
New webcast talks about fire blight resistance to antibiotics
The Plant Management Network has released a new web presentation called “Fire Blight and Streptomycin
Hanrahan: Food safety questions and answers
Questions abound about implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act. To keep you abreast of
Compliance countdown: Getting ready for next year’s food safety regulations
Inspections under the Food Safety Modernization Act are coming to orchards and packing plants in
Empire State Producers Expo: Wednesday wrapup
A sparsely attended but lively discussion about H-2A guest workers highlighted Wednesday’s proceedings at the
Empire State Producers Expo: Tuesday wrapup
Craig Kahlke, Cornell University fruit quality management extension specialist, helps New York apple grower
Empire State Producers Expo: Monday wrapup
Elizabeth Bihn About 50 farmers, many of them apple growers, took one of
Growers to vote on keeping pear marketing order
Pear decision ahead for Pacific Northwest growers
Moffitt: All pears, all the time
The Pear Bureau is celebrating 85 years of promoting the beautiful and delicious pears nurtured