Growers need to adjust sprayers for deposition and drift
Precise application of pesticides in orchards provides growers with better crop protection, less environmental pollution, and better use of resources.
Precise application of pesticides in orchards provides growers with better crop protection, less environmental pollution, and better use of resources.
The outlook seems positive for the Northwest canning pear industry going into the 2013 season. The industry is expecting to
In Pennsylvania, almost all the apples grow in Adams County but 90 miles west, there’s a ridge—Chestnut Ridge—where fruit trees, mostly apples but also peaches, pears, and cherries
While many pear growers in the Pacific Northwest have welcomed Dr. Amit Dhingra’s efforts to push the pear industry into
Kerry Shiels began as Côte Bonneville’s winemaker in 2009, after getting her master’s from the University of California, Davis, and working harvests for five different wineries in California, Australia, and Argentina.
When Dr. Amit Dhingra joined Washington State University seven years ago as a plant genomicist, one thing immediately struck him
These four types of rocks found in DuBrul Vineyard each tell a different story about the region’s geologic influences.
Ray Schmitten Although most pears are grown in traditional orchards, the same way they’ve been grown for many
Washington State apple producers expect to harvest 120 million packed boxes of apples this fall, according to the industry’s August forecast, the first official tally of the season.
The Hemly family at the farm along the Sacramento River. From left, Virginia Hemly Chhabra with her children, Saya