Fresh Updates

As the cherry harvest wraps up, growers in Central Washington should launch their leafhopper control

The Northwest’s overall sweet cherry crop is now expected to come in smaller than original

Stemilt Growers, a tree fruit growing, packing and shipping company based in Wenatchee, Washington, is

Next Big Thing, a growers’ cooperative that grows and markets managed varieties of apples, including

Washington’s tree fruit industry has awarded nearly $9 million in scholarships to some 2,000 students

Thanks to the support of the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, the Virus Diagnostic Laboratory

Kimberly A. Kropf and Caleb J. Coulter were appointed to the Michigan Apple Committee board

The North American Blueberry Council (NABC) and U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) have named Kasey

Tee up to honor past tree fruit industry leaders and help support tomorrow’s leaders at

Roger Way, world-renowned apple breeder and professor emeritus of pomology at Cornell University, died June

After delaying for nearly a year, India this week slapped an extra tariff on U.S.

American producers of dried tart cherries make a reasonable case that they are being injured

Two Michigan apple shippers are joining forces on sales and marketing, BelleHarvest and Michigan Fresh

The Northwest cherry season is underway, with the first week of harvest completed for the

Pear Bureau Northwest announced in a news release the first official fresh pear crop estimate

Cosmic Crisp, the new apple variety developed by Washington State University as WA 38, will

Good Fruit Grower received the following information in a news release about the 9th annual

Anita Azarenko has been named interim vice provost for the division of university outreach and

The U.S. Apple Association announced in a news release that Matthew Hendrickson will join the

Firm estimates were unavailable, but a rainy month of May has derailed what was projected

For the first time, more Northwest-grown Bartlett pears headed into the fresh market than the

On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced a second round of financial assistance to farmers hurt

Federal regulators have expanded the quarantine zone for the European cherry fruit fly in New

Mexico announced today the lifting of a 20 percent tariff on U.S. apples, after the

A recent spell of rainy weather hasn’t helped much. Washington’s drought has officially gotten worse

The Washington State Department of Agriculture is currently enrolling employers from the tree fruit industry

This week, Upper Canada Growers announced the opening of a new tissue culture laboratory in

At a celebratory event on May 7, U.S. Apple Association awarded students at the Michigan

Good Fruit Grower received the following announcement, dated May 13, about the passing of Domex

Growers and industry representatives from five Northwest cherry producing states predicted a crop of about

Cherry growers in the Northwest have announced their first crop estimate of the season, and

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed a change to apple grading standards.

Earlier this week,

British Columbia’s largest fruit company has purchased land on which to build a new packing

University of Washington and Washington State University researchers are looking for Northwest farms to help

Seneca Foods is getting out of the processed pear business and will shutter its Sunnyside,

The Washington State Fruit Commission board of directors meeting is scheduled Wednesday, May 15, at

Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc., based in Summerland, British Columbia, announced its newest genetically modified, nonbrowning

Of all the synthetic products allowed in organic food production, sanitizers required for food safety

Health authorities have moved about 25 workers exposed to mumps into isolated houses in response

BC Tree Fruits, a grower cooperative that packs most of British Columbia’s apples, has permanently

Growers should keep an eye out for “no-match” letters from the Social Security Administration, which

E. & J. Gallo Winery announced April 3 that it has entered into an agreement

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched of two new features on farmers.gov to provide

Sara Spayd, professor emerita of North Carolina State University, Raleigh, has been selected to receive

The New Jersey Peach Promotion Council announced in a news release three new board members:

The Auction of Washington Wines has named industry veteran Jamie Peha its interim executive director,