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Blake Slaybaugh, Young Grower from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
grower / Gettysburg, Pennsylvania age / 20 crops / apples, peaches business /
Grow domestic apple market, analyst urges
The Washington apple industry can’t rely only on exports to absorb increasing volumes.
People count at Duckwall Fruit
Duckwall’s mission is to mold a team who will achieve the best possible results for its growers and customers, and ultimately consumers.
Night shift: Harvesting apples at night
A shift from ladders to illuminated platforms allows pickers to work day or night.
Mylar machine moves fast
Antonio Montoya invented a machine that takes most of the labor out of laying a reflective mulch.
A tale of two harvesters
Two ladderless apple harvest machines vie for grower approval. They are now for sale.
Optical sorters come to wineries
The same type of high-tech sorting equipment used by tree fruit packers is being adopted in the wine industry.
Prune out dead crab apple tissue
Reduce disease risk by pruning crab apple trees.
Research tackles decay issue
A new project will focus on controlling decay and finding pollinizers that are not disease hosts.
The hard trials of growing cider apples
Be prepared for a large investment and modest yields.
Tastefully written: Author takes us on a tour of apples
Apples of Uncommon Character is aimed at general readers, but growers too will enjoy Jacobsen’s comments about the apple’s history and enduring appeal.
B-be-bee beard photo wins ag communications award
Visiting bee scientist Jakub Gabka of Poland at bee beard event at the Harry
Native plants attract beneficial insects
David James hopes to expand his research to more vineyards.
Symms celebrates a century of business
Symms Fruit Ranch is one of the few remaining tree fruit shippers in Idaho.
Farm-worker crossings to resume at U.S.-Mexico border
Stemilt employee, Elizabeth Hernandez, talks with H-2A candidates in Tijuana, Mexico on May 12,
More apples being grown in Michigan cherry country
Michigan Pomesters look at ways to turn apple trials into real-world application.
Tips on video from the 2014 Cherry Institute sessions
Three short videos highlighting tips for tree-fruit growers from the 2014 Cherry Institute in Yakima,
Peter Martini, Young Grower from Escalon, California
age / 37 crops / Peaches and almonds title / Farm manager business
Bill Schultz, Young Grower from Mattawan, Michigan
age / 32 crops / apples, cherries, peaches, grapes, asparagus, and sweet corn
Walter Clore wine education center opens to the public
Moments from the opening of the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center in Prosser,
The lure of a better fly trap
USDA researchers identified specific volatiles that attract spotted wing drosophila.
Curtis Roy, Young Grower from Moxee, Washington
age / 24 crops / manages cherry and apple orchards business / Roy
Growers advised to prune crab apples (VIDEOS)
Dealing with Manchurian crab apple postharvest storage diseases
Grower focuses on one variety, one market
If fruit doesn’t meet gift grade quality, it may be left on the tree.
Evaluating technology for orchard use
New orchard technologies must be compatible with high production, said grower Jerry Haak.
Watershed moment for grower, water plan
Grower devotes his lifetime to water issues.
How to make every drop count
Simple changes made with inexpensive tools can greatly improve spray applications.
How bad things in the environment gang up and kill bees
The synergistic effect of pesticides in hives.
Bees live in a toxic world
Planting more flowers would help solve honeybee decline.
Video: IFTA members visit century-old farm
Day’s Century Growers Inc. at Kelowna is one of the oldest and biggest pear producers in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley.
A humble leader (Video)
Throughout his career, WSU entomologist Jay Brunner has turned science into economic reality for Washington State tree fruit growers.
Sarah Adams, Young Grower, Feb. 15, 2014
Sarah Adams / grower / Delhi, California age / 31 business / Warda
Know your enemy: Little cherry disease (VIDEO)
Different causal agents are involved in little cherry disease.
Pear research never ending
Oregon State University researcher is retiring in May after studying pear diseases for more than 35 years.
Wine Grape Growers 2014 gallery
Moments from the 2014 Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers convention held in
Tyler Harlington, Young Grower Feb. 1, 2014
Q: Did you always want to be a farmer? I wanted to be
Living the dream
Victor Palencia is one of the youngest winery owners in Washington’s wine industry.
Boone Davis, Young Grower Jan. 15, 2014
Q: What attracted you to farming? My great-grandfather was one of the early
Ripe pears mean more sales
Few consumers know how to check a pear for ripeness.
Jim Koan; A man of principle
Jim Koan, Michigan organic apple pioneer, is honored by the state’s Horticultural Society.
Meet Chris Britton, USApple chair
Securing an adequate workforce is the organization’s number-one priority.
Gabe Dahle, Young Grower Jan. 1, 2014
Q: What attracted you to farming? I was raised on a farm. At
Washington Hort Show 2013
Live Good Fruit Grower coverage of the 2013 Hort Show
Entrepreneur focuses on apple picking
WSU graduate student Mark De Kleine is exploring ways to remove apples from the tree more quickly.
2013 Hort Show Videos
Look through the many photos and watch videos highlighting the first three days of the 2013 Washington State Horticultural Association show.
Going to market
Farmers' markets are booming, and fruit growers are capitalizing.
Bloom thinning boosts fruit size
Hand-thin flowers to increase size of peaches and nectarines.
A passion for research
Jim McFerson is passionate about bringing the benefits of research and extension to the entire tree fruit industry
Grower sees bright future
Apples and cherries fit well together for this California grower.
Simplicity is the key
Growers and pickers can’t afford down time.