Good question
Five years ago, Washington State seriously considered forming an organic food commission. The State Department of Agriculture noted that organic
In the Box
Labor Shortage Dear Good Fruit Grower: I am writing in response to Kent Lundgren's "Utilize American Labor" letter to the
First Bite
Sustainability is difficult to define, but essential to understand and try to implement. My first memory of the concept (but
In Memory
Dave Burkhart, 1928-2008 Horticulturist, educator, and author Dave Burkhart of Hood River, Oregon, will be remembered as an authority on
Unusual cells found in Fuji apples
The round blue cells are the normal apple cells. The brown mass round and between them is callus hair growth.
Homes for farmworkers
Ready to break ground for the Sage Bluff farmworker housing are some of the many people involved in
Foreign workers save the farmer
Grower Sam DiMaria, left, gets along well with his Mexican workers like Pedro Villaneuva. Without foreign workers to help him
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
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
Weed control options
Flamers, or burners, which use propane gas to burst the plant's membranes, work well for small annual weeds. They will