“Recall Ready” workshop May 22 in Pasco, May 23 in Des Moines, WA
Three organizations are teaming up to offer training on what to do when hit by a recall situation.
The event web
US Apple denounces as “harmful” and “inaccurate” EWG’s so-called annual Dirty Dozen list
The activist Environmental Working Group put out its annual “Dirty Dozen” list, again criticizing the apple industry, which caused US
Compost decomposed
As raw manure faces food safety scrutiny, compost has become a hot commodity.
Food safety answers
The latest updates on the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Tony Guisto, a young grower from Hood River, Oregon
family background/Tony grew up in a logging family in Oregon’s Hood River Valley, headed by his father, Brad Fowler, and
WSU hires new food safety specialist
Faith Critzer, an experienced food safety extension specialist, joined Washington State University in January. She plans to build a produce
GMO Arctic Fuji apple passes another approval milestone
Okanagan Specialty Fruits, maker of the genetically-modified, non browning Arctic announced today their GMO Arctic Fuji has been approved by
The ripe way for pears in postharvest
Specialist Rob Blakey makes industrywide recommendations for postharvest pear ripening.
Researchers discover a coat of armor for cherries
A thin film of gum acacia shows promise to prevent splitting in packing house trials.
Midsize growers will feel the squeeze
Tree fruit industry poised for consolidation, banker says.