Organic UPSWING
Certified organic cherry acreage in Washington State will more than double in the next two seasons, judging by the estimated
Weed control options
Flamers, or burners, which use propane gas to burst the plant’s membranes, work well for small annual weeds.
Going electric
Randy Brooks can suggest a host of reasons why a grower might want to switch to electric tractors, with reliability
Hot air for pest control
Chilean fruit grower Florencio Lazo has invented a machine that he thinks could eliminate the need for pesticide or fungicide
Good point, Koch
Markets are requesting agriculture suppliers to provide more tangible, transparent, and effective food and production base safeguards and protocols to
Jobs teach youth about ag
Orchardist John Verbrugge of Wapato, Washington, hired between 15 and 20 students to work during cherry harvest last season and
Last Bite
Apple varieties that Petersen & Sons packed included common Delicious, Red and Golden Delicious, Jonathan, Winesap, Rome Beauty,
Foreign workers save the farmer
Grower Sam DiMaria, left, gets along well with his Mexican workers like Pedro Villaneuva. Without foreign
Apple Matters
Food safety has been on many minds recently as beef, chicken, Honduran cantaloupe, and various other food products have been
Homes for farmworkers
Construction of a new housing complex for seasonal agricultural workers in Malaga, Washington, is a demonstration of the Washington Growers