The Boyers of Chestnut Ridge
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
Should pear growers update?
While many pear growers in the Pacific Northwest have welcomed Dr. Amit Dhingra’s efforts to push the pear industry into
Winery showcases estate fruit
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.
Pear industry ripe for change
When Dr. Amit Dhingra joined Washington State University seven years ago as a plant genomicist, one thing immediately struck him
Rocks with a story
These four types of rocks found in DuBrul Vineyard each tell a different story about the region’s geologic influences.
Top Five pear research needs
Although most pears are grown in traditional orchards, the same way they’ve been grown for many decades, there’s not a
Manageable apple crop forecast
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.
Sixth generation in the Delta
— by Kate Moser
If there was one thing that Matthew and Virginia Hemly knew in high school during the 1990s,
Universities collaborate
Kari Peter, the new plant pathologist at Penn State, will serve fruit growers in three states.
by Richard Lehnert
Three eastern universities
Pears: A grower’s advocate
Pat Burnett, who has been a fruit grower, packer, and marketer in his career—and for many years simultaneously—has always been