May 1st 2024 Issue

Manuel Vargas, a young grower from Jardín, Colombia

2024-04-26T10:38:52-07:00April 26th, 2024|Apples, May 1st 2024 Issue, TJ Mullinax, Videos, Young Grower|

Manuel grew up on a coffee farm and graduated with a degree from Universidad de Antioquia in Colombia. He’s the first in his family to grow tree fruit. He is now working for Joe Rasch Orchards, in Sparta, Michigan and is married to Katie (Rasch) Vargas and is the son of Ligia Marin and Gabriel Vargas.

Columbia River Gorge groups push online forms to report unmanaged fruit trees

2024-05-01T10:20:37-07:00April 4th, 2024|Apples, Cherries, Crop management, Diseases, Insects and mites, May 1st 2024 Issue, Pears, Pest Management, Quick Bite, Ross Courtney, Updates|

Industry groups in the Columbia River Gorge region between Washington and Oregon have developed online reporting systems for unmanaged orchards and backyard fruit trees...