Fresh Updates

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,

On March 27, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) issued a statement praising the U.S. Food and

WorkSource Yakima County will host an “Agricultural Employment & Resource Fair” from noon to 4

AgForestry Leadership is now accepting applications for AgForestry Leadership Class 42.

Up to 24 people

Washington State Wine is asking wine grape growers and wineries to fill out a survey

The Washington State Tree Fruit Association is offering FSMA Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Courses

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