Crop monitoring
Load cells automatically detect tension differences in grapevine trellis wires. For the last seven years, U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers
Michigan referendum passes
Michigan apple growers have voted strongly in favor of continuing the Michigan Apple Committee. In a continuation referendum conducted in
Alternative growing & marketing
The Nicholsons opened their fruit stand in 1992. Dennis recalls selling his family’s apples on Highway 97 when he was
Good to Know: Three Steps to Growing High Quality Lapins and Sweetheart
These Lapins cherries, grown in the Pacific Northwest, exhibited typical pitting damage upon arrival at their destination in London, England.
Good to Know: Sleeping Eye Cherries
A nursery tree after its first year in the orchard shows weaker growth than a sleeping eye because of transplant
Good Job
New policy director hired California Certified Organic Farmers, one of North America's oldest and largest organic certification agencies, recently hired
Joe Van Well, 1923-2008
Long-time orchardist and nurseryman Joseph Roelle Van Well died April 12 at the age of 85. He was a co-owner
Quick Bites
Beekeepers Fund Research Two leading beekeepers in the Pacific Northwest, Eric Olson of Yakima and Tom Hamilton of Nampa, Idaho,
New cherry breeder at WSU
Dr. Nnadozie Oraguzie, formerly a scientist with HortResearch pipfruit breeding program in New Zealand, joined Washington State University on May
Tunnels eliminate sprays
Rainiers grown under tunnels. Growing cherry trees under tunnels continues to show potential for both organic and conventional cherry production.