Last Bite: Cox pipped out by Gala
Cox’s Orange Pippin is a firm, juicy, full-flavored apple with an orange-red skin and cream-colored flesh.
Photo by Jacqueline King, WSU
Cox’s
Eradication not likely
The light brown apple moth is about a quarter of an inch long.
PHOTO BY R. ANSON EAGLIN, USDA APHIS
State and
Cherry economics
Several new studies that look at the enterprise budgets of standard and high-density sweet cherry orchards and the economics of
Good Point
As a tree fruit grower in Washington State, you are involved in a risky business. Some years the dice roll
New research orchard structures
Cravo roof in a closed position.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CRAVO
New protected orchard structures were installed last spring at Michigan State University’s
Use AgProfit to customize data
The high-density orchard establishment study and the enterprise budgets are designed to work with AgProfit, a computer software program developed
Organic trade association seeks input
The Organic Trade Association is holding town-hall forums across the country to gather industry thoughts about the association’s proposal to
Land is scarce and costly
Farmland has become scarce and expensive as growers plow their profits back into their operations.
Tree fruit growers who have been
High-density cherry orchard economics
Planting a high-density cherry orchard, with its earlier production and potential for higher yields at maturity, is one of the
Cherry research needed
Washington cherry and stone fruit growers will have another opportunity in the coming weeks to vote on a special assessment