2021 NW HORT SHOW & EXPO
Good Fruit Grower coverage from the 117th Washington State Tree Fruit Association Annual Meeting and Northwest Hort Expo and the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO.
“I would reluctantly recommend it”— grape growers and @WSU_IAREC viticulturist share the pros and cons of grafting… https://t.co/lGYS8JRnTW
Cowiche Growers cooperative in Washington celebrates 100th anniversary. @superfreshgrwrz https://t.co/ky95zMsuWH https://t.co/B3xzf9vpv0 
Federal and state agencies work on permanent smoke and heat rules for agriculture. @lniwa @OSHA_DOL… https://t.co/N8LkB5SD8I
Good Fruit Grower is growing! We're expanding our editorial team to include a Bilingual Content Coordinator. View t… https://t.co/klKeZEEire
Says American Cider Association’s @McGeePDX: Hard cider is alive and well, thank you. @PickCider… https://t.co/Qd4zeg7a4i
Washington labor officials @ESDwaWorks seek farmers to complete a customer service survey. https://t.co/OAvh6xh1lA
A Michigan State University @MSUAgBio study shows plant growth regulators abscisic acid and auxins improve calcium… https://t.co/kTnVdpiYpQ
Meet our JAN 15 young grower: Tyson McCallum from Ephrata WA. Tyson is a first-generation farmer who earned a degre… https://t.co/Q6q43kS8wb
Washington’s favorite new apple brand, @thecosmiccrisp, is starting to hit store shelves in Europe and other worldw… https://t.co/Db54OC7uW2
IFTA gawk at multileader apples in Italy tour, @fondazionemach. https://t.co/olhLQ2ghph https://t.co/MOfBPyZuOe 
Wineries are booming business in Texas. Can the state’s grape growing keep up? @Texas_Wine https://t.co/oKcg7R0MGi https://t.co/OTyTiomH4a 
Center for Produce Safety research focused on dry parts of peach packing lines, to see where pathogens persist.… https://t.co/rlpdfd0xVY
A challenging 2022, Chilean industry growth, politics and horticulture are discussed at the 80th Cherry Institute i… https://t.co/6bVzinecO1
Pasco, Washington, grower Pat Sullivan is named the 2023 Cherry King at the Cherry Institute in Yakima, Washington.… https://t.co/D58UeZl4sa
RT @kprengaman: After lunch at the #CherryInstitute, Karina Gallardo from @WSUExtension talks cherry growers through her costs of productio…
RT @kprengaman: Good morning from the @NWcherrygrowers's #CherryInstitute, where the conversation kicks off with a look at last year's shor…
Led by @RepKimSchrier, federal lawmakers from the state of Washington seek more open trade with India. https://t.co/9CWYYUos4x
Crop sizes, global upheavals and market fluctuations are forcing the Washington fruit industry to rethink the expor… https://t.co/OVy4XElMGo
Penn State study proves SLF/vine decline connection. @agsciences https://t.co/dyCAXMtCCc https://t.co/oZdcdHN4dy 
For growers, HR goes digital with tools from @ganazplatform, @harvust, and more. https://t.co/psVTR9HGUO https://t.co/wIqP9zW3hR 
A group of history buffs aims to give Yakima, Washington’s historic downtown fruit shipping industry some modern ku… https://t.co/B92VX5FXXH
Meet our Jan. 1 young growers: Joseph (left) and David Tisch of Mount Horeb WI.
They are first-generation apple far… https://t.co/hq3lkBWYGx
Who would buy an apple business right now? Investors, who are betting that access to more cashflow will better posi… https://t.co/UiS2YqYF55
Agribusiness coach Steve Kluemper, @SteveKluemper talks farm succession at the Great Lakes EXPO.https://t.co/qy04eyWblk
New book by economist Desmond O'Rourke details the ups and downs of the Washington tree fruit industry.… https://t.co/iTL73dvZnn
Are they nuts? The low labor and input needs have some Yakima Valley fruit growers considering — and planting — haz… https://t.co/jqp7P4diBx
Are trellised blocks the future for U-pick farms? Some growers, including @ChudleighsFarm, think so. Our own… https://t.co/XNYzwqGQE4
The man behind White Pine Winery, @WPWineDrDave, is pushing the potential of Southwest Michigan wine.… https://t.co/iH5VliFwuv
U.S. Senate spending bill moves ahead without last ditch ag labor reform amendment.https://t.co/sqCTC6TO6z
Odds favor the invader in pest eradication efforts, but some success stories give hope. @WSDAgov @EntsocAmerica… https://t.co/VeNi7bgkmh
Breeders at @UMNHorticulture has issued a Clarion call to cold-hardy grape growers. https://t.co/CnzZ6c6RDx https://t.co/akbSqkGfbi 
Horse Heaven Hills winery @waterfromwine organizes a volunteer harvest each year to raise money for clean water p… https://t.co/tt2nhR4FhG
Dutch companies @Aurea_Imaging and @Munckhof are testing their precision orchard tech in North America.… https://t.co/Wg5IGOYvsi
U.S. lawmakers, including @RepNewhouse, try to revive immigration and ag workforce reform efforts with a new bill,… https://t.co/TTzI7AQYwp
What’s the carbon footprint of a Washington apple? Retailers want to know, but answering the question accurately wi… https://t.co/NcQqs0YKk8
Two WA blueberry farms, including @sakumabros, team with @Innov8Ag to launch BerrySmart, an answer to the tree frui… https://t.co/0lDbmZbyKf
Snohomish County, Washington, orchard one of two test sites for @5GOILab. @Innov8Ag is one of the players.… https://t.co/ifekF33RFh
Long-awaited changes to H-2A regulations by @USDOL don’t make things cheaper and easier for growers, as ag industry… https://t.co/gfKKuDepCX
Israeli company @TevelAerobatic releases photos of Washington trials and holds demos of robotic picking in lobby of… https://t.co/eYtIOsn3kr
The rush to develop a robotic apple picker continues with at least 10 groups trying to fill the void left by Abunda… https://t.co/dbLR4JZF3C
RT @milkovich_matt: John Behrens of Michigan Cider Association is giving a Michigan update. #glexpo
RT @milkovich_matt: Next is MSU's Kristi MacCready talking about the microbiome and bitter rot susceptibility of cider cultivars. #glexpo
RT @milkovich_matt: MSU's Derek Plotkowski is starting things off with lessons learned from cider apple trials in Ontario. #glexpo
Michigan hort society honors Bill Shane and Steve Thome for industry service @GLEXPO. https://t.co/nqIhB39HC1 https://t.co/Yumum0mahI 
Scientists shared the latest research findings at the little cherry disease session on the final morning of the Was… https://t.co/ZiVgE5xOa1
Stone fruit’s great leap forward encouraged @GLEXPO. https://t.co/CmFzP3UpIC https://t.co/xMZBolR2KH 
RT @milkovich_matt: Virginia Tech's Sherif Sherif is talking PGRs for return bloom and thinning of apples. #glexpo
RT @milkovich_matt: NCSU's Tom Kon is talking about predicting apple fruitlet abscission with new technologies. #glexpo
RT @milkovich_matt: Good afternoon from #glexpo. Todd Einhorn is talking auxins during the Apple 2 session.
RT @SwassRoss: Bradley Farrar, Washington L&I Division of Occupational Safety and Health, discussing heat and smoke rules at #hortshow.
Today's your last chance to see all the big ag machinery on display in Wenatchee at #hortshow. Here's a peek:… https://t.co/fSGrtYcpjO
RT @kprengaman: I'm back on the little cherry disease beat at the #hortshow this morning. Scott Harper, @Scottthepathol1, says that genetic…
RT @SwassRoss: Christina Rodriguez of L&I discussing wage rules in ballroom north at #hortshow. Heat and smoke rules to follow.
RT @milkovich_matt: Now MSU's Greg Lang is talking cherries. Specifically the future of fresh market sweet cherries in Michigan. #glexpo
RT @milkovich_matt: @smitholiviam is now talking about using predatory birds to chase pest birds away from cherry orchards. #glexpo
RT @milkovich_matt: In the Cherry session now. Utah State's Brent Black is talking precision ag technology in tart cherries. #glexpo
At the #hortshow banquet Dec. 6, outstanding contributors to the apple and pear industry were recognized with the S… https://t.co/TcnV8N8OSr
