June 2008 Issue

Growers hoping to recruit good workers need to invest in their work force, says Paul Baker, executive director of the

Ensuring that workers are adequately housed is a priority at Orchard View Farms, a major cherry producer in The Dalles,

Pheromone-dispensing puffers, around for a decade, have an extensive reach in California where they are used for mating disruption in

A general shortage of employees and increasing demand for housing has prompted the construction of a seasonal housing development at

Food-safety incidents, like fires, are never planned or expected. But being prepared could mean the difference between containing an incident

Bill Bleasdale of Tiger Weed Management designed and manufactured a new piece of equipment he calls the Tiger Clearwing Moth

During the four years since Washington State introduced its cholinesterase-testing program for farmworkers who handle certain pesticides, the number of

From top to bottom: Adult apple clearwing moth on daisy; apple clearwing moth larva in bark chip; apple clearwing moth

Water meters could help British Columbia fruit growers better manage orchard irrigation, if a decade of experience in the South

Shriveling grape berries on severely water-stressed vines mysteriously begin expanding again at veraison, even while the leaves are wilting. For