Affecting lives through education
Xochitl Velazquez received the CCM scholarship from the Washington Apple Education Foundation, which helped her fulfill her dream of
Honeycrisp moves into top six
For the first time, Honeycrisp will make the list of the top six apple varieties produced in the United States
Biocontrol veteran arms for battling brown marmorated stinkbug
Small, white larvae (inset photo above) of the sand wasp, Bicyrtes quadrifasciata, feed on brown marmorated stinkbug nymphs. The
Apple pricing will be challenging this year
U.S. apple growers will market a smaller-than-average-size crop this year, but pricing the product won’t be easy, and there are
Clean vines keep viruses out
Washington State University postdoctorate student Femi Alabi demonstrates how grape tissue is analyzed for virus.Melissa Hansen Washington State’s
Last Bite— The Honeycrisp explosion
Jim Luby (left) and David Bedford rescued Honeycrisp from the discard pile and brought it to the commercial world
Fireblight expert retires
Larry Pusey has used crab apples for his fireblight studies, as they can be manipulated to bloom year round in
Plant in clean ground
Grape selections that come out of the Clean Plant Center-Northwest Grapes are certified to be free of known grape viruses
From bin to bottle
A continuous belt press at Tulip Valley Orchard and Vineyard in Mount Vernon, Washington. Geraldine Warner Making cider is similar