Predicting problems
At left, Dave Rudell checks stored Honeycrisp for development of scald at the USDA lab in Wenatchee. Later stages of
Honeycrisp challenges packers
As Washington’s Honeycrisp production increases, so does the need to store the variety for longer periods of time. Last fall,
The future of Rainier cherries
The blush color of Rainier cherries sets the fruit apart in the marketplace. But color is also one of the
Defect sorting could reduce costs
The Washington apple industry must be one of the few that puts every possible input into the product before throwing
IS Early Robin too red?
The 2012 season marked the first time there was significant quantity of the early Rainier-type cherry Early Robin in the
Cider squeezing with the dragon
Developers put some teeth into their apple press. Photo courtesy of Anderson Island Historical Society The humble potato harvester, developed
Growers urged to make themselves heard
Jon Wyss, government affairs analyst for Gebbers Farms, urges tree fruit growers to make their voices heard in the next
Ladders on the run
Photos courtesy of John Maher It was the “elegant, gorgeous shape” of wooden orchard ladders that first struck artist John
Quick Bites
British are Smitten Prevar Limited has licensed the rights to grow, market, and sell the Smitten apple in the United
Wine Wheel of Fortune
California is facing an emerging wine shortage, according to Stephens Moody with Turrentine Brokerage in Novato, California. Turrentine, which handles