Integrated Crop Pollination
Left: Bumblebees are highly efficient pollinators of many crops, but their wild colonies live through the whole season. Providing
Apple name delights grower
Bob Meyer, right, discusses the merits of WSU’s new apples WA 2 and WA 38 with Jim Cowin at
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
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 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