Family farm driven to diversify
The Karstetter family expanded into row crops to help the third-generation growers build capital and keep the orchards in the family.
The Karstetter family expanded into row crops to help the third-generation growers build capital and keep the orchards in the family.
In a Yakima press conference, Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse urged his Senate colleagues to take action on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act before this legislative session ends at the end of the year.
Red Mountain AVA’s founding family business continues into the third generation.
Growers and researcher look to find the balance between sunburn protection and color development by pulling back shade nets before harvest.
Washington’s Columbia Fruit Packers of Wenatchee and Frosty Packing of Yakima have announced a merger, stemming from strategic investment from Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
Field day by Washington State Grape Society and WSU focuses on pest control technologies.
Northwest Horticultural Council takes new steps on labor regulations, retains ag labor lawyer to work on H-2A policy.
Washington growers expect to wait at least another month to begin harvesting WA 38, according to growers who opened their orchards to a preharvest tour organized by Washington State University on Sept. 15.
After its tour was postponed in 2020, the International Fruit Tree Association returned to check in on an industry facing headwinds.
Success in sweet cherries comes from matching the right cultivar for your site’s market window to the right rootstock and system, say growers on the IFTA tour.