Defining organics
Northwest tree fruit industry speaks up when Seattle hosts the National Organic Standards Board.
Matthew Hendrickson fills new staff position at USApple
The U.S. Apple Association announced in a news release that Matthew Hendrickson will join the organization in the newly created
Seneca closing pear processing plant
Closure leaves Northwest with only two pear processing facilities.
Good to Know: The disruption eruption
Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission funding codling moth mating disruption for 30 years.
Erika Espinoza, a young grower from Tieton, Washington
family background / Erika grew up in Washington’s Yakima Valley and was trained in business and human resources at Charter
The margins of mechanization
Oregon State University economist assesses the costs and benefits of mechanizing vineyard tasks.
European cherry fruit fly quarantine in New York expands
Federal regulators have expanded the quarantine zone for the European cherry fruit fly in New York to now include all
WSDA offering on-site airblast sprayer training through June
The Washington State Department of Agriculture is currently enrolling employers from the tree fruit industry in its “On-site Airblast Sprayer
Healthy strategies for smokey skies
Keep your workers safe when pollution threatens.
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Permalink GalleryGood to Know: 2019 Pacific Northwest cherry research funding
Cherries, Diseases, Good Point, Insects and mites, May 15th 2019 Issue, New Developments, Pest Management, Pesticides, Pollination, Production, Research, Technology and equipment, Varieties, Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, Weeds
Good to Know: 2019 Pacific Northwest cherry research funding
More than $930,000 provided for 20 different research projects.