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Jared Gidley, Young Grower from Parkdale, Oregon
Jared is a first-generation farmer who worked several orchard jobs growing up in Parkdale, Oregon.
Orchard innovators: Practices should change with mechanization
Learning Wafler Farms’ tall spindle tipped (TST) system.
Mechanization is rolling along — Video
Innovative New York growers find success with platforms and more.
Bouncing back bigger and better
Edgar Salar drops boxes down a chute to workers at the new cherry processing
Promising progress for solid-set delivery
MSU research team improves system to reduce chemical waste.
Devon Newhouse, Young Grower from Sunnyside, Washington
Devon’s family started out raising cattle in the Yakima Valley, then moved into hops, tree fruit and grapes.
Bearing down on black stem borers – VIDEO
New York researchers working to stop one of the newest apple pests.
Reinventing the string thinner (Video)
California cling peach grower modifies Darwin for nonplanar orchards.
James Claar Whitelatch, a young grower from Pasco, Washington
James manages the wine grape crops on the family’s estate in the White Bluffs region of central Washington. He works alongside his brother John, and parents, Bob and Crista Whitelatch.
Minnesota’s dry, cold-hardy white
New white wine grape variety shows resistance to downy, powdery mildew, phylloxera.
Neil Garrison, a young grower from Sunnyside, Washington
family background / Neil studied business and worked with the National Oceanic and
Cherry optimism
California cherry growing conditions are tough, but growers are tougher.
A spray-plus education (Video)
Farm worker teaching team leads the nation in preparing workers for safe use of pesticides.
Eladio Gonzales, a young grower from Selah, Washington
Eladio, a second-generation farmer from the upper Yakima Valley, worked alongside his father, Miguel Gonzales, in orchards and now manages several test orchards in Naches, Washington.
Nick Mackay, a young grower from Pasco, Washington
After originally pursuing a degree in history and law, Nick pursued a more hands-on career through Washington State University’s viticulture program.
Mike McLaren, a young grower from Salem, Oregon
Mike is a first-generation grower who pursued a degree in winemaking before getting his start working in wine sales, distribution and learning to make wine at Corliss Estates
Joe Brandt, a young grower from Wapato, Washington
Joe returned to the 1,500-acre family farm after working in finance and manages domestic and export sales and marketing for the company.
Ryan Bond, a young grower from The Dalles, Oregon
Ryan is a second-generation grower managing about 800 acres, primarily consisting of cherry and pear trees in The Dalles and south through Dufur into the Tygh Valley.
Keeping limbs in line with mechanical pruning – (video)
While not exactly new anywhere, mechanical hedging is seeing a youthful surge on
6 tips for healthier bees
Beekeeper offers tips for healthy bees, hearty pollination.
Roger Hudson, a young grower from Sanger, California
Roger is a sixth-generation grower of about 180 acres of tree fruit.
Questions about little cherry infections
Researchers studying little cherry disease try to predict percentage of positive trees that show no symptoms.
Oregon cherry recovery
Oregon cherry growers will continue to recover from a 2014 freeze by pruning
Catherine Kiyokawa, a Young Grower from Parkdale, Oregon
Catherine is a fourth-generation farmer. Her grandfather, Mamoru Kiyokawa, started growing tree fruit on the farm. Catherine works closely with her father, Randy, and older brother Cameron.
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Stinkbug continues its spread
Northwest growers should be on the lookout for brown marmorated stinkbug
Fruitful fortitude: 2015 Grower of the Year
After taking over the farm at 25, Brenton Roy grew a solid reputation one crop at a time.
After the Washington fires
Packers work with insurers to recover from two wildfires that struck central Washington.
New grape harvester leaves MOG in the field
Selective mechanical harvesters help improve wine quality by delivering cleaner fruit to wineries.
Brett Valicoff, a Young Grower from Wapato, Washington
Brett Valicoff is a fourth-generation grower who returned to the farm to help plan and build a modern apple packing line in Wapato, Washington.
Manage pears for higher yields
An experiment demonstrates how to increase yields of close-planted Bartlett pear trees by changing tree management, not the rootstock.
Success with fresh sliced pears and peaches
A Fresno-based, California company is one of the first to bring fresh-cut pears and stone fruit to the retail market.
Andy Smith, a Young Grower from Poplar Grove, Illinois
Andy Smith, from Edwards Apple Orchard, talks with Good Fruit Grower about how his family grew the business from a small farm market to one of the most popular farm destinations in the Midwest.
Ecofarm raises food awareness
People want to know where their food comes from and how it’s grown, says Washington grower Jim Baird.
Manuel Martinez Jr., a Young Grower from Royal City, Washington
Four months out of Wenatchee Valley College, Manuel talks with Good Fruit Grower about why he pursued a career in farming and orchard management.
IFTA summer tour highlights gear to help fruit beat the heat
The 2015 IFTA summer tour provided an intense learning environment for growers and researchers who
Images show Lake Shasta’s drop; highlights California drought
NASA’s Earth Observatory website released two images this week comparing Lake Shasta’s decline over a
Apple varieties from A to Z
Sink your teeth into this alphabet of apples
Industry celebrates WSU’s wine science center
World-class research and teaching facility elevates Washington in the wine world.
Oregon Cherry Growers co-op positioned for growth
Cooperative is focused on expanding value-added products.
Nick Hammond, Young Grower from The Dalles, Oregon
Nick Hammond, a Young Grower from The Dalles, Oregon talks about why he is a cherry farmer and about working toward a pedestrian style orchard system.
Marcus Morgan, Young Grower from The Dalles, Oregon
grower / Marcus Morgan, 36, The Dalles, Oregon. (with Miss Blue) crops /
Leah Eddie, Young Grower from Grandview, Washington
grower / Grandview, Washington age / 24 crops / Apples, cherries and juice
Calvin Mercer, Young Grower from Alderdale, Washington
grower / Alderdale, Washington age / 36 crops / wine grapes business /
Interpoma impressions: Photo gallery from 2014 IFTA Italy
Pictures from the international apple machinery show in Italy.
Taking yields to the limit
New Zealand scientists have planted a prototype ‘super orchard’ they hope will produce around 170 apple bins per acre.
What cherry growers learned about the 2014 freeze
Panelists guide Oregon growers through tough days ahead as spring approaches.
Fruit growers seek strategies for November freeze damage
Responding to fruit tree damage from cold temperatures
Steven Thompson and Kris Fade, Young Grower from Mosier, Oregon
grower / Mosier, Oregon and White Salmon, Washington age / Fade (30) and
Packing apples in Italy
Presizing and presorting apples into storage changes the way apples are packed in Italy.