Fresh Updates

Washington wine grape growers harvested 261,000 tons in 2018, the second largest crop in history,

Almost 100 apple growers from across the country traveled to Washington D.C. this week for

Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is offering a two-day, in-depth fruit school:

The fight against spotted lanternfly in Pennsylvania got a $6.5 million boost this week with

A Blue Bird Inc. cold storage building in Peshastin, Washington, was destroyed in a fire

The Washington Winegrowers Association elected board members and officers at their annual meeting held in

USA Pears will be part of the Wellness Expo at the 2019 South by Southwest

Scott VanDeWalle of VanDeWalle Fruit Farm in Alton, New York, has spent his 36 years

Agriculture’s ability to collect data is greater than its ability to model and interpret data,

The federal Grape Genetic Research Unit at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, New York, has received

The Washington Apple Commission will receive nearly $8.5 million through the USDA Agricultural Trade Promotion

Paul Wafler of Wafler Farms was named the Outstanding Grower for 2019 by the International

Stephen Garczynski, research geneticist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Wapato, Washington, died Feb.

The Washington State Tree Fruit Association will hold a Spanish-language Produce Safety Alliance grower training

The U.S. Apple Association announced its class of 2019 Young Apple Leaders, a group of

The New York State Berry Growers Association (NYSBGA) has partnered with Cornell Cooperative Extension to

The Washington Winegrowers presented their annual industry awards on Feb. 14 in Kennewick, Washington.

Rick Hamman,

Labor remains the biggest cost for wine grape growers in Washington, and for many, it

The future for the Washington wine industry remains bright, but some headwinds are coming in

Good Fruit Grower will post the latest updates we receive for weather-related cancellations and rescheduled

Wallace Heuser, recognized internationally as an authority on tree fruit, rootstocks and orchard systems, has

BC Tree Fruits, which packs the bulk of British Columbia’s apples, has laid off a

The Washington State Tree Fruit Association will hold a Produce Safety Alliance grower training course

Sweet cherry growers can learn about the latest research and technology at the upcoming Cherry

Internationally acclaimed honey bee geneticist and University of California, Davis alumnus Robert E. Page Jr.

Sales of the MAIA-1 apple variety, developed by the Midwest Apple Improvement Association and marketed

Pear Bureau Northwest announced the expansion of the American Heart Association’s heart-healthy branding to all

Mike Willett, manager of the Washington State Tree Fruit Research Commission, was crowned the 2019

Alice Wise, viticulture and research specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, and Keith

The 2019 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention will be held Jan. 29 to 31 at

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Foundation is offering a new business

You still have a few more days to get a deal on your registration for

Washington state grape growers and wine makers are invited to provide input for direction of

Carolina Torres has been named Washington State University’s first endowed chair in tree fruit postharvest

The annual Michigan Spring Peach Update is slated for March 5 at the Southwest Michigan

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed the $867 billion Farm Bill that Congress passed last

India has once again postponed implementing a retaliatory tariff on imported U.S. apples, this time

The Chelan Fruit Cooperative board of directors announced CEO Reggie Collins will transition from his

Pear growers will elect nominees for positions on the Fresh Pear Committee (FPC) of Marketing

Today Congress passed an $867 billion Farm Bill with strong bipartisan support. The House of

Professional employees of the Washington wine industry are eligible to apply for the Bill Powers

The federal government has made its first round of fresh apple purchases as part of

WA 38, the new Washington State University apple variety to be sold under the brand

Two presentations by Betsy Beers, a Washington State University entomologist, highlighted Wednesday morning’s disease and

For more than 35 years, Mike Willett has made significant contributions to the Northwest tree

Washington State University Extension, in cooperation with the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission and Good

When the Washington State Tree Fruit Association’s annual meeting resumed on Tuesday morning, the session