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Conversations with the city
Orchardists represent a sliver of American agriculture. Most of our nation's farmers grow field crops
Good Point – Jim Allen
The controversial Lou Dobbs was often labeled as an opinionated, biased, and outspoken television news
Good Point – Sharlau: Democracy isn’t dead in ag
Government by the people seems to be alive and well in the agricultural community. And
Housing loan requirements
Loans from the Washington State Department of Commerce have funded a variety of housing styles
Farmworker housing loans funded
An example of farmworker housing that was built with a loan from Washington State’s Farmworker
Ready for change
As the new president, John Verbrugge will lead Washington's Horticultural Association into more involvement with
GRAS2P: Not another audit program
Susan Pheasant Tesco Nature's Choice, British Retail Consortium, Safe Quality Food 1000 and 2000, U.S.
Audit harmony
A group of around 50 produce industry leaders are working on an effort to harmonize
Australia’s water crisis forces changes
Dealing with rising temperatures may be a conundrum for fruit growers confronting climate change, but
Good Point – Chris Schlect
America's system of delivering food to retail customers is a marvel. Without a cadre of
Air quality study shows low pesticide risk
A study that measured agricultural chemicals in the air near Washington State orchards did not
Quick Bites – November
Teeple chairs USApple John Teeple of Teeple Farms, Inc., Wolcott, New York, chairs the U.S.
Five food-safety lessons
The tree fruit industry can learn some valuable lessons from past food-safety scares, according to
WSU releases its first apple variety
Retired WSU apple breeder Dr. Bruce Barritt checks another promising selection in an evaluation plot
In My View – Chris Zanobini
The second World Pear Congress was held in May in Sint-Truiden, the main pear-producing area
From wines to spirits
Rusty Figgins plans to be selling apple eau-de-vie and other clear, unaged brandy products later
Premium Rainiers
Norm Gutzwiler wants growers who put more time and effort into raising quality cherries to
Apple Matters
USApple is continually exploring ways to effectively and efficiently move apple supplies. One key strategy
Good Point
A recent opinion piece on immigration reform ("Take Me Out to the Ballgame," by Dan
Good Point – Jim Allen
What is the difference between David "Big Papi" Ortiz and Juan "Papi" Sanchez? The differences
Good Question – Pear Industry Issue
Rob Peterson Hood River, Oregon Mexican tariff Peterson said the most pressing issue is the
Carbon credits and markets: Cap and trade comes to Washington
Our newly elected president has publicly embraced the establishment of a government-mandated "cap and trade"
Solving the housing crunch
Jesse Lane stands on acreage planned by the Washington Growers League for a 126-bed project
How the Snokist cannery dispute evolved
The cooperative found it could operate its cannery with fewer workers, but strikers demand that all be rehired.