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Irrigation & Sustainable Agriculture

Featured stories about irrigation and sustainable agriculture appear in this issue.

New York growers and EurepGAP

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Many New York apple growers are now complying with a European food safety initiative required by some European retailers. Though the program involves extensive record

Jim Koempel, Apple Citizen

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Jim Koempel, an orchardist at Cashmere, Washington, has been named Apple Citizen of the Year by the Washington Apple Blossom Festival. The Apple Citizen of

Myth and reality

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Do the preparations added when farming biodynamically really make a difference? A Washington State University study comparing biodynamic and organic viticulture found no significant differences

Technology & Good Fruit

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With support from individuals and agricultural commodity groups, particularly tree fruit and grapes, the Washington State legislature approved funding in March 2006 to Washington State

It’s a bug-eat-bug world

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Female Mormon cricket Why do Mormon crickets move en masse? Partly because banding together shields them from predatory birds and mammals, but another reason is

Organic demand exceeds supply

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Demand for organic tree fruits is outstripping supply, says Roger Wechsler, president of the organic produce marketer CF Fresh of Sedro-Woolley, Washington. The company recently

Are secondary pests pesticide-induced?

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When broad-spectrum pesticides are used for management of primary pests, such as codling moth, secondary or minor pests can become problematic because natural controls are