Applications for AgForestry Leadership Class open through April 30
AgForestry Leadership is now accepting applications for AgForestry Leadership Class 42.
Up to 24 people are selected each year for
WSTFA offers FSMA training in English and Spanish on April 11, 12; May 2, 3
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association is offering FSMA Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Courses in Spanish on April 11
Record 2018 blueberry crop plants Oregon in No. 1 spot
In a surprise comeback, Oregon regained the top spot among the nation’s blueberry producers in 2018, with a record-setting increase
Cornell offers in-depth fruit school March 26 and 27
Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is offering a two-day, in-depth fruit school: “Precision Crop Load Management and
Washington Winegrowers elect board members
The Washington Winegrowers Association elected board members and officers at their annual meeting held in February in Kennewick, Washington.
Steele Brown
USA Pears making first appearance at South by Southwest
USA Pears will be part of the Wellness Expo at the 2019 South by Southwest (SXSW) cultural event in Austin,
Cornell receives $68.9 million for new grape research lab
The federal Grape Genetic Research Unit at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, New York, has received $68.9 million in funding for
Sale of Broetje Orchards creates FirstFruits Farms
New owner plans to continue many employee-support programs created by Broetje.
Trade mitigation funds approved for Washington apples
The Washington Apple Commission will receive nearly $8.5 million through the USDA Agricultural Trade Promotion (ATP) funding program, according to
Stephen Garczynski, 1960-2019
Stephen Garczynski, research geneticist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Wapato, Washington, died Feb. 9.
Garczynski was born in Philadelphia,