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Horticulture & Viticulture

Featured stories about horticulture and viticulture, including frost protection strategy, appear in this issue.

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A Journey of Hope

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Ed Ed Kershaw speaks with a slow, measured cadence, carefully choosing each word to make his point. He draws you in with a pause rather

Enhancing biocontrol

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Knowing when and where natural enemies, such as the green lacewing, are active is critical in order to conserve them. Large inset: Garden orb web

First Bite—Farewell

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Jim Black I retire as managing editor as of February 1, having served Good Fruit Grower for over 20 years. Getting to know so many

Good Point: New kid on the block

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Steve Warner In the worldwide winemaking community, Washington State’s wine industry is the 187-year-old new kid on the block. Although our state’s first wine grapes

Twelve principles of frost protection

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All frost protection methods consist of using one or more of the following principles, according to USDA Agricultural Research Service irrigation ­specialist Dr. Robert Evans:

Good Stuff

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The iconic blue FFA jacket, worn by more than four million young agricultural leaders since it was introduced in 1933, turns 80 this year. A