Project Description
Pears
Featured stories about pears appear in this issue.
Enchanted apple stays white
A new apple that doesn't turn brown when cut and exposed to air has Enchanted was developed in Manjimup, Western Australia, by the state's Department
First Bite
It's all about the pears. If you're knee-deep in harvest, you're likely not thinking much about promoting your fruit, but there are people out there
Imports eat into canned pear market
Cheap imported pears from China and Thailand are taking an increasing bite out of the market for canned pears in the United States. The U.S.
Pear study is helpful
by Geraldine Warner n independent report on global canned pear production supports claims by the U.S. processed pear industry that it is sensitive to imports.
Pear prices too low, say growers
Don Weippert says processing pears are not profitable for growers unless they have very high yields. The negotiated base price of $240 a ton for
How it was done
Open Tatura with two leaders, showing only one side of the two canopies. It is "open" because a strip about 0.5 meters (20 inches) wide
Good Point
Earlier this year, I was asked to project the future Bartlett pear volumes for the Pacific Northwest. The Pear Bureau Northwest and the Pacific Northwest
Avoiding Ladder Injuries
— by Helen Murphy Ladders are the number-one cause of orchard injuries, accounting for about a third of all Washington State Department of Labor and
Evitando Lesiones Causadas por Escaleras
Isquierda: Un censor de presión que suene para alertar al trabajador de que está en el último travesaño. Derecha: Un ancla para evitar que se
Grow pears profitably
Three-year-old Bartlett trees after pruning. The trees are filled with one- and two-year-old fruiting wood and some spurs. Summer pruning, Ethrel (ethephon) sprays, regulated deficit
Envy in test plantings
The first Washington plantings of Envy will go in the ground in 2010. Envy, the latest ENZA apple variety from New Zealand, will go into
Optimizing conditioning
Conditioning of pears so they're ready to eat when purchased can boost retail sales, but there's a lack of consistency in how it's being done,
Last Bite
Mike Roche's Jewel label was a symbol of quality in the tree fruit industry; the Yak label was a play on the name Yakima, where
Quick Bites
Apple Commission Changes Leadership Ken Severn has been appointed interim director of the Washington Apple Commission until the board hires a new president. Dave Carlson,
In Memory
Lorne Doud, one of the founding members of the International Dwarf Fruit Tree Association, died on August 1 at the age of 92 in Wabash,
Good Job
Hort Association hires Bruce Grim Orchardist and attorney Bruce Grim of Entiat, Washington, has been appointed executive director of the Washington State Horticultural Association to
EPA fines packers
Fourteen tree fruit packers in eastern Washington State have together paid more than $600,000 in penalties over the past two years for not having a