Answers to food safety questions
The Center for Produce Safety held its first produce research symposium in June to review projects it has sponsored. Chris
Water stress impacts cherries
Denise Neilsen explains how an atmometer is used in a cherry irrigation experiment at the Summerland research center in British
On tour to see sweet cherries
Michigan State University horticulturist Dr. Greg Lang visited Stefano Musacchi in Italy in 2008, and subsequently invited him to speak
China: big country, small wine market
Wine importer and distributor Scott Hitchcock, left, sampled Butch Milbrandt’s wines (Milbrandt Vineyards) during the Washington Wine Commission’s Wine Experience.
Apple Lines
John Baker, center, talks with supermarket staff in Dubai, a major market for Washington apples. The Washington Apple Commission is
Yakima Valley wines in China
With retail sales sluggish, this is a good time to develop an overseas market, says Hyatt Vineyards’ winemaker.
Last Bite—Fruit first in Walla Walla
Is the young girl Frank Shields's sister? Walla Walla County in the southeastern corner of what is now Washington State
Montana apples
The Swanson family’s Mountain View Apple Orchards is located in the Bitterroot Valley, where pioneers from the eastern United States
High density apple systems cost more
The Michigan study compared three systems—from left, central leader, vertical axe, and tall spindle. It costs a lot of money
Good Stuff
Owners change at Burrows Tractor John Riel, who joined Burrows Tractor Company in Yakima, Washington, 32 years ago as a