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Strengthening industry partnerships
We’re expanding coverage of IFTA to better serve growers.
Hansen: A focus on wine research
As the first year of the Washington wine industry’s amplified research program is now behind
Hanrahan: Food safety questions and answers
Questions abound about implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act. To keep you abreast of
Year after year, the striking images on our covers live on
It’s that time of year again when we’ll be visiting your mailbox more often. From
Moffitt: All pears, all the time
The Pear Bureau is celebrating 85 years of promoting the beautiful and delicious pears nurtured
Moffitt: All pears, all the time
Kevin Moffitt The Pear Bureau is celebrating 85 years of promoting the beautiful
Corr: Training leaders for the next generation
Later this month, a group of students will head through the cold and darkness to
Robert: More cider apples are needed to meet soaring demand
Marcus Robert at Tieton Cider Works' cider orchard in Yakima, Washington in 2014. (TJ
Hansen: Vineyard mechanization – Is grape quality impacted?
New research has the potential to save wine grape growers millions in labor costs.
Sazo: Recruiting – and keeping – workers
Participants who attended the 2016 Hispanic Summer Fruit Tour heard a presentation from Mario
Tree fruit technology roadmap : Hort Show Preview
“Continuous Change,” the theme of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association 112th Annual Meeting, is
Scharlau: Advocacy – slow, incremental, and over time
It seems we are the victims of our own inaction. This month we will vote
DeVaney: Continuous improvement
The 2017 Washington State Tree Fruit Association Annual Meeting and Northwest Hort Expo will
Bush: New tool in detecting BMSB
Research entomologist, Peter Landolt holds a sticky wasp trap covered with brown marmorated stink
Corr: Hitting the winter road
As employees of a grower-owned, nonprofit publication, the staff at Good Fruit Grower manages resources
Dhingra: The age of the pear
The pear industry has unlimited potential and is ripe for a revolution
Johnson: A memorable cover
“Pears”Artwork by Cheryll Root, Troy, Idaho(In memory of Lucille Root, Prosser, Washington) Artist
New tools to determine fruit quality parameters
Several devices and methods to measure fruit quality have been introduced to the market — here’s a look at what they do.
Woods: Getting ready for FSMA
Even as retailers continue to up the ante by adding more restrictive food safety requirements
Hansen: Certified plants are only the first step
Growers need to monitor for virus in early years of a “clean” vineyard.
Dininny: How FSMA impacts you
Food safety. Shannon Dininny Perhaps no two words have frustrated U.S. fruit growers
Corr: Foxtrot dances its way onto the apple scene
Grower Rob Wyles thinks he has a winner.
Hansen: Research leads to better control for grape disease
Saved fungicide sprays for powdery mildew keep $2 million-plus in grape growers’ pockets.
Ferguson: Renewed focus on little cherry disease
Research underway to study leafhopper vectors of Western X.
Thurlby: Hot for cherries
Gonzalo Villareal harvests SweetHeart cherries in Selah, Wash., on July 16, 2015. (TJ Mullinax/Good
DeVaney: Moving forward on FSMA
A Good Point by Jon DeVaney, WSTFA president
Wade: Free trade should include fair trade
A Good Fruit Grower good point by Mike Wade, USApple chairman
Hansen: Test for nutrients before spending big money
Wine industry funded research can save growers money and lead to healthier vineyard soils.
Allen: My thanks to growers supporting food safety research
“One bad apple will spoil the barrel” is almost as familiar as the saying “an
Hansen: Wine grapes — An IPM success story
Integrated pest management research has saved Washington’s wine grape growers millions in pesticide costs.
WSU Tree Fruit Endowment has world-class goal
by Dr. Mike Willett, left, and Sam Godwin Thirty-two million dollars for enhanced
On the cover: Sunset, sunrise
Workers harvest apples using a platform at an orchard near Quincy, Washington. (TJ Mullinax/Good
Corr: We partner to serve growers
Any organization with a need for getting horticultural information to growers should think of us.
Hansen: Building a world-class wine research program
Melissa Hansen It’s a new era for viticulture and enology research in Washington.
Morrison: Lessons in leadership
The Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation (AgForestry) is a leadership development program for adults
Benefits of the TPP
Eliminating tariff rates on tree fruit is a trade policy objective of the Northwest Horticultural Council. TPP furthers this objective.
Warner: The never-ending story list
Since joining the Good Fruit Grower staff, I’ve probably written close to 3,000 articles and my colleagues thousands more.
Johnson: A look back at our covers for 2015
Our 2015 cover collection. With Pacific Northwest orchards now well settled into their
Corr: Watch for the 2015 Grower of the Year in our December issue
We’re pretty excited about the December issue we are preparing right now, especially coverage of
Food safety issues challenge industry
Growers and packers are adapting to the new requirements.
Schlect: On the red carpet with President Xi
President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, speaking at a welcoming dinner
Working in “Pearadise”
"Pearadise" painting by Ben Mann, 2013, Bellingham, Washington. An email popped into my
As legacy ends, another begins
Geraldine Warner In England, the Yorkshire city of Huddersfield can be found near
Should you pay for travel time?
Travel time is not normally compensable, but there are exceptions.
Chelan Fruit fires — Burned but not broken
Steve Stewart, Operations Manager at Chelan Fruit Cooperative, looks over damage at a warehouse
Picking time
Apple Orchard near Lombard Loop Area, Washington. Photo by Lance Johnson, Yakima, Washington.
Thurlby: The 2015 Northwest cherry season by the numbers
Gonzalo Villareal harvests SweetHeart cherries in Selah, Washington on July 16, 2015. (TJ Mullinax/Good
Just peachy!
Peach harvest, Yakima Valley, Washington. Photo by Lance Johnson, Yakima. Green House
IFTA summer tour highlights gear to help fruit beat the heat
The 2015 IFTA summer tour provided an intense learning environment for growers and researchers who
Low snow spells trouble
Months ago, I saw it coming. Crossing Snoqualmie Pass in Washington’s Cascade Mountains, I drove