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CMI names Julie Gordon its new president
Gordon will replace the retiring Phil Korson at Cherry Marketing Institute.
Washington apple crop estimated at 138.2 million boxes
Good Fruit Grower received the following news release from Washington State Tree Fruit Association President
H-2A poised for change
Proposed laws and regulations aim to make the H-2A program more affordable, accessible.
North Bay Produce recalls fresh apples due to possible listeria risk
No illnesses were reported at the time of announcement.
Accelerating a Generation Syngenta Scholarship open through Jan. 15
Eligible university students are invited to apply for Syngenta’s annual Accelerating a Generation Syngenta Scholarship,
USDA declares United States free from plum pox
No other country has successfully eradicated the stone fruit disease.
Pesticide residue report for apple now available
Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission conducts annual studies of most common insecticides and fungicides used in apple and cherry.
Apply for sweet cherry trade mitigation funds by Dec. 6
Direct payments to fresh sweet cherry producers available through the USDA Market Facilitation Program.
New home for WSU bees
The purchase of an Othello research facility will provide space for pollinator research program to grow.
Spotted lanternfly map shows high risk for West Coast wine regions
The invasive pest could find plenty of suitable habitat across the U.S., according to new USDA model.
Washington apple growers challenging federal wage hike mandate
Growers’ lawyers conducting their own wage surveys to support their case.
Washington Wine Industry Foundation seeks applicants for Powers Sabbatical
Foundation awards up to $5,000 annually for wine industry professionals to learn from wine producers around the world.
Commerce Department rules in favor of U.S. tart cherry producers
Duties imposed on Turkish imports.
NW Cherry Research Review set for Nov. 12
The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission is holding its annual NW Cherry Research Review from
Western Growers applauds U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement
Western Growers, who represents local and regional family farmers growing fresh produce in Arizona, California,
First Cosmic Crisp harvest: Be patient — Video
Research officials urge growers to rely on starch scale, not color, to determine WA 38 harvest timing.
WSDA seeks phylloxera sampling volunteers
Following reports in the Walla Walla Valley, agency plans to sample for the pest in major grape growing regions in Eastern Washington this fall.
Federal judge temporarily halts wage hike for Zirkle blueberry pickers
A Selah, Washington, fruit company won an early round in its lawsuit against federal and
Phylloxera detection in Walla Walla means growers wary of soil movement during harvest
Heading into harvest, wine grape growers in Walla Walla, Washington, face a new complication: phylloxera has been found in several area vineyards.
U.S. EPA approves bee-delivered fungicide
Bee Vectoring Technology receives approval for first plant protection product applied by bees.
2019 cherry pesticide residue report now available
Annual report from the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission helps inform pest management decisions.
2019 apple crop forecast to be 1 percent larger than last year
Day two of USApple conference reveals estimate up slightly from the five-year average.
Day one of USApple conference covers customers, crop size, marketing and more
Speaker says industry must do more to reconnect with consumers.
Midseason wage blues
Washington blueberry producer sues to stop wage increase mandate.
Cherry disease experts will address Yakima POM Club
An upcoming Yakima POM Club meeting will feature two leading researchers in the plight against
Washington apple growers expect 137.3 million boxes
Northwest pear growers revise estimate up to 18.6 million boxes.
Labor Department opens public comment on proposed changes to H-2A
Public comment is open until Sept. 24 on proposed changes to H-2A foreign guest worker
New round of trade help
Federal government announces new wave of trade mitigation programs.
Sprayers, bin trailers and pie, oh my: Final day of the IFTA tour in Ontario ends on a sweet note
When the Botden family immigrated to Canada from the Netherlands almost 20 years ago, they brought tractors and other equipment with them to start their new orchards in the Georgian Bay region of Canada.
Neil Jones makes price offer for canning pears
Neil Jones Food Co. has agreed to pay canning pear growers a price lower than
From South Tyrol to the Georgian Bay, systems star on the second day of the IFTA Ontario tour
Concrete posts, breakaway netting clips and assorted hardware from Italy were one of the highlights
Systems evolution — and sprayers that can adapt — the focus of the first day of IFTA in Ontario
A Hol Spraying System CF airblast sprayer is demonstrated at one of Hedges Apples newer
Kate Evans named interim director of WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center
Kate Evans Washington State University professor and horticulturalist Kate Evans has been selected as the
Invasive fruit fly shuts down some cherry harvest in Western New York
Margaret Kelly, left, shows an updated map showing 2019 trap findings of European cherry fruit
Growers share insights on a wide variety of systems at Lake Ontario field day
Growers shared insights during a field day organized by Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Lake Ontario Fruit
Cherry estimate drops
Northwest sweet cherry industry predicts smaller crop than originally anticipated.
Stemilt adds Belton to agriculture leadership team
Darrin Belton Stemilt Growers, a tree fruit growing, packing and shipping company based in Wenatchee,
Parkhill joins Next Big Thing growers’ cooperative as executive director
Jennifer Parkhill Next Big Thing, a growers’ cooperative that grows and markets managed varieties of
Washington Apple Education Foundation to award more than $1.1 million in scholarships
Washington’s tree fruit industry has awarded nearly $9 million in scholarships to some 2,000 students
Clean Plant Center Northwest offers low-cost little cherry disease testing
Thanks to the support of the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, the Virus Diagnostic Laboratory
Kropf and Coulter appointed to Michigan Apple Committee board
Kimberly A. Kropf and Caleb J. Coulter were appointed to the Michigan Apple Committee board
Kasey Cronquist named president of blueberry councils
Kasey Cronquist The North American Blueberry Council (NABC) and U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) have
26th annual WSTFA golf tournament on August 6
Tee up to honor past tree fruit industry leaders and help support tomorrow’s leaders at
Roger Way, 1918–2019
Roger Way. (Courtesy Cornell University) Roger Way, world-renowned apple breeder and professor emeritus of pomology
India pulls trigger on apple tariffs
After delaying for a year, country increases retaliatory duties on apples.
Michigan apple shippers combine forces
Two Michigan apple shippers are joining forces on sales and marketing, BelleHarvest and Michigan Fresh
U.S. ITC finds merit in tart cherry producers’ claim of harm by Turkish imports
American producers of dried tart cherries make a reasonable case that they are being injured
Cherry harvest underway and crop estimate revised down 4 percent from May
Northwest sweet cherries being harvested in 2019. (Courtesy Northwest Cherry Growers) The Northwest cherry season
Northwest fresh pear growers anticipate a solid crop
Pear Bureau Northwest announced in a news release the first official fresh pear crop estimate
Pear processor turns down pear price
Break in Northwest canning pear tradition adds to industry uncertainty.