Focus on next season
The 2012 Northwest cherry season was a challenging one, but growers need to focus on next season and not worry
Bee Care Center
Bayer CropScience has begun construction of its North American Bee Care Center at its headquarters in Research Triangle Park, North
What could replace Manchurian?
The apple industry uses Manchurian crab as a pollinizer because of its compatibility with the major apple varieties. This Manchurian
Living with cherry diseases
Little cherry disease made a dramatic resurgence in Washington in 2010 and has since spread rapidly. These Sweetheart cherries show
Deer Wars
Growers in the prime fruit-growing area surrounding Grand Traverse Bay in northwest Michigan are protesting the conversion of their orchards
Got FRUIT?
It’s a simple, two-word question: Got milk?
But that question marked a turning point in how consumers thought about milk. No
No fruit, no funding
The short fruit crop in the eastern United States last year had a dramatic impact on research and promotion programs
Water inside grapes
The Syrah cluster on the right was treated with the antitranspirant Vapor Gard; nontreated cluster is on the left. The
Preventing mildew
Guide for grape pest management available
Washington State University’s 2013 Grape Pest Management Guide includes recommendations for controlling insects, weeds, diseases,
WA 38 will have a name
The commercialization plan for WA 38 will be different than for its first release, WA 2.
Washington State University is finalizing