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New pesticide application method a shot in the bark
MSU researcher compares trunk injection to spray application for pear psylla control.
Sterile codling moth factory ‘a funky business’
British Columbia moth factory cranks out sterile bugs by the millions.
Breeding bugs to fly and die – Video
Researchers, technology company explore sterile codling moth releases in U.S. apple orchards.
Sale of Broetje Orchards creates FirstFruits Farms
New owner plans to continue many employee-support programs created by Broetje.
New Innovator grant targets pesticide residue
Lav Khot, a biological systems professor at Washington State University, leads a tour at
Spanish-language FSMA training in Eastern WA March 5 and 6
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association will hold a Spanish-language Produce Safety Alliance grower training
Spray researchers aim to catch their drift – Video
New drift assessment survey underway to improve models that predict pesticide drift risk and potentially preclude unnecessarily restrictive labels.
Steering the research on spray drift
UW researcher takes the wheel for drift data collection.
Winegrowers Day 2
From left, Sadie Drury, Bill Dickard, Lacey Lybeck and Joe Cotta speak about vineyard
Highlights in the new Farm Bill
2018 Farm Bill includes several provisions that affect the tree fruit industry.
FSMA grower training offered in Eastern Washington Feb. 12, 13 and 20
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association will hold a Produce Safety Alliance grower training course
Scharlau: Staying ahead of the issues
A look at some of the rules and regulations that will impact vintners and growers this year.
A pick of packing house highlights
Packing house highlights: Kershaw innovates old-school style, Washington Fruit stacks with robots and Columbia Fruit finds new vision with improved tunnel.
New York viticulturist, climatologist earn Excellence in IPM Awards
Alice Wise, viticulture and research specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, and Keith
Peracetic acid shines in sanitizer study
WSU researcher tinkers with sanitizers and best ways to use them.
Ozone filling a void for fruit packers
Organic storage and food safety needs drive renewed interest in ozone technology.
Good to Know: Wash and learn
Faith Critzer It’s a fact of life: If you’re storing, holding or packing
Dininny: A+ effort on next apple defect guide
One of the title slides used to catalog thousands of files of damaged, diseased and,
Kurrle: 2019 brings challenges and opportunities
From agricultural labor to farm bill programs, regulations and trade agreements, the policies and decisions
Growers need a plan for preventing workplace discrimination
Workers harvest Early Robin cherries at Roy Farms in Moxee, Washington, in 2014.(TJ Mullinax/Good
President signs Farm Bill
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed the $867 billion Farm Bill that Congress passed last
Food recall risks are rising
Food industry consultant offers tips for preparing for an FDA inspection and preventing a recall.
Picking a harvest platform: Roundup of manufacturers’ top picks
Growers have many choices as manufacturers invest heavily in harvest platforms.
Prototype picker: Apple Vacuum System tested (VIDEO)
Apple Vacuum System mounted on a Bandit Xpress platform may look strange, but orchard managers seem pleased with performance.
Congress passes $867 billion Farm Bill
Today Congress passed an $867 billion Farm Bill with strong bipartisan support. The House of
Flor Maldonado, a young grower from Tonasket, Washington
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwVo-6gUUPs family background / Flor grew up on farms, since she was a small child,
WSTFA18: Postharvest problems
The final day two panel covering harvest management shares a laugh at the conclusion
WSTFA annual meeting, Day 1
A wrap of the first day's discussions at the WSTFA Annual Meeting and Hort Show in Yakima
Growing by the numbers: 2018 Good Fruit Growers of the Year
Dan Plath shows several forms of data management and crop estimation tools and spreadsheets
Growing potential: 2018 Good Fruit Growers of the Year
Funding education is a top priority for the Plath family.
DeVaney: Reflections on 2018 …
WSTFA President Jon DeVaney reflects on 2018 and looks ahead to the next year
Annual apple residue report now available
Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission residue study aims to help growers with their spray programs
California moves toward curtailing Lorsban
State’s Department of Pesticides Regulation suggests several temporary measures as they work toward permanent state-wide restrictions.
Good to Know: Biocontrol for bunch rot
Native yeasts have potential to inhibit fungal disease in Washington vineyards.
Napa Valley faces watershed moment
Woodland concerns behind vote to limit Napa vineyards.
Congress holds fate of new trade deal to replace NAFTA
While agreement calls for no tariffs on apples, pears and cherries between North American nations, Mexico’s separate 20 percent retaliatory tariff on U.S. apples could remain in place.
New regulations over wine wastewater
Reactions are mixed over new rule requiring many Washington state wineries to obtain a permit.
Money available for U.S. sweet cherry growers hurt by trade disputes
Cherry growers are expected to share in $111.5 million in aid as part of an overall $12 billion package the Trump administration approved to help growers and producers hurt by trade policies.
USDA shares details on relief program for apple and pear growers
U.S. apple and pear growers who may be harmed by ongoing international trade disputes will be able to apply for the federal government’s relief package beginning in October.
Tree fruit added to U.S. relief program for food impacted by trade disputes
The Food Purchase and Distribution Program will buy up to $1.2 billion in food products “unfairly targeted by unjustified retaliation.”
Gala on pace to topple Red Delicious’ reign
Day 1 at the 2018 US Apple Outlook: U.S. growers expect Red Delicious to yield its place as the leading variety by volume for the first time in more than 50 years.
Vineyard sprayers: Applying knowledge
Washington State University sprayer evaluation helps growers optimize vineyard sprayer performance.
Before you dig
Simple check can avoid underground dangers.
Good to Know: Food safety Q&A
To keep you abreast of the latest information, Good Fruit Grower, in cooperation with industry professionals, is presenting an occasional column to answer some of the more frequently asked questions about implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Proposals wanted for National Clean Plant Network projects for 2019
APHIS will accept proposals through Oct. 12 and anticipates awarding a minimum of $5 million in cooperative agreements.
Washington State Ag Department seeks grower input on top priorities
The Washington State Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program is asking growers and industry workers to take part in a survey to identify top priorities for the program.
USDA extends labor housing program to growers putting up H-2A workers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture administrates loans and grants designed to employers who build or improve housing for farmworkers, but they had always been restricted to U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
What makes a ‘cultural’ orchardist?
Researchers examine how growers pick nonchemical pest management tactics.
Two Northwest associations focused on trade finalize affiliation
Northwest Fruit Exporters is now a member of the Northwest Horticultural Council.
Good to Know: Help for managing Oriental fruit moth
OFM damage is on the rise in Washington orchards.