Relationships are key in marketing
Marketing of fresh produce today revolves around relationships and philosophy rather than price, says Don Goodwin, a former produce division
Speeding up breeding
Genetic markers are speeding up the process of fruit breeding and making breeding programs more efficient, says Washington State University's
Not all issues solved for club varieties
It is hoped MN 1914, the still unnamed variety released last year by the University of Minnesota, will be profitable
Wine grape acreage less than thought
Recent vineyard acreage and winery surveys show that Washington has 31,000 acres of wine grapes—less than what industry analysts expected.
Building consumer awareness
Washington State's wine industry is poised to take advantage of America's growing taste for premium wines and share in the
Is a vineyard a good investment?
A new Washington State University economic analysis of planting Concord or wine grapes, shows that juice grapes may not be
Unwanted weeds
Dave Santos looks at next year's fruiting buds on an organic Coral Champagne cherry tree. Because synthetic growth regulators can't
Time for Change
Jim Hazen's column in the December 2006, issue of Good Fruit Grower set the tone for the Washington State Horticultural
Good to Know
We all know that climate and weather play a critical role in the economic success or failure of commercial fruit
The causes and cures of doubling
A scanning electron microscopy photo taken on July 31, 2006, shows that Bing (left) was further advanced than the Chelan