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A long and fruitful fruition for Apple Vacuum System
After years of collaboration, testing and improvements, vacuum harvest system nearly ready for mass production.
Seeing a future for crop estimation technology — Video
Growers put AI crop estimation to use in vineyards.
Upgrade your airblast sprayer — Video
Lidar system scans canopy volume and calibrates sprayer in real time to reduce overapplication and drift.
Crystal Aguilar, a young grower from Zillah, Washington
Crystal is a second-generation farmer who grew up in the Yakima Valley and originally pursued teaching before joining her brother, Tony Mendoza, with Haak Administrative Services. She is married to Jesus Aguilar and is the daughter of Trinidad and Elieser Mendoza.
Spotting alternative controls for SWD
Spotted wing drosophila project looks beyond chemical controls for blueberries.
Roche: Mechanical fruitlet thinning
New tool shows promise in trials by French researchers, especially when paired with mechanical bloom thinning.
When research grows sideways
Michigan State University assistant professor is studying the genetics of tree architecture.
Ode to Joys
New peaches from the USDA Agricultural Research Service could fill critical harvest window.
For promising peaches, it’s time to grow
Grant to help accelerate MSU breeding program by putting cultivars in commercial orchards.
Another Cosmic lawsuit filed
Management company accuses nursery of illegal propagation of WA 38 trees.
Viticulture and enology degree offered at WSU
Washington State University students can now earn a bachelor’s degree in viticulture and enology, according
USDA grant funds robotic pollination research at WSU
A Washington State University researcher has won a grant worth nearly $1 million to invent
Ludacrisp gaining speed
Growers planting Midwest Apple Improvement Association’s second-most popular variety in greater numbers.
Red flesh for red ciders
Michigan State University program focused on varieties for juice.
Hot start continues for Cosmic Crisp
In Washington State University study, second-leaf Cosmic Crisp packouts surpass third-leaf results.
Birds flee when drones fly
WSU researchers test unmanned aerial systems as bird deterrents.
An orchard with a head start
A new ultrahigh-density approach in Washington starts with nursery trees planted at full height.
Prengaman: 2020 revision
We're going on, just like you.
Bees take an indoor break
Washington State University continues research into indoor bee storage with trials in shipping containers.
Combining efforts to boost return on mechanization
Vineyard managers use mechanical tools in tandem to stretch labor savings.
Softer landing for fresh blueberries
Fresh-market-focused blueberry harvesters could reduce labor costs and bruising.
A no-shake take for tart cherries
Growers experiment with over-the-row machines and growing high density in tart cherry orchards.
Vector investigations
New research aims to deepen understanding of little cherry disease.
DuPont and Harper: Better disease detection
Scouting and sampling for X phytoplasma and little cherry virus in 2020.
Vineyard mechanization putting people first
Even wineries that prefer hand-picked grapes can use mechanization as a tool to improve vineyard management.
USDA awards money for blueberry, cranberry breeding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a four-year, $1.13 million grant, including matching funds, to
Bud removal can control the flower power
Artificial spur extinction removes buds early, eases angst of thinning.
Colossal Cabernet trial under the California sun
“Mother of all Cabernet trials” takes on changing climate.
Soil pits get the view from below — Video
Washington State University Extension specialist advises digging soil pits to assess irrigation and nutrition.
Soil health initiative grounded in research
Washington state sets up program to tackle soil health.
G.935 research results inconclusive
Researchers still can’t blame Geneva 935 rootstock declines on virus.
Mediterranean modernization
IFTA audience hears how Italian growers are coupling orchard design to mechanization.
A forgotten fruit region finds itself
Growers starting to realize West-central Michigan’s potential.
New research station underway in West-central Michigan
Local growers and Michigan State University partner to serve area's unique needs.
DuPont: Soil biology in orchards
A very close-up look at who is there and why you should care.
Seeing things in a different light
Ste. Michelle specialist shares her strategies for remote sensing.
Brittany Komm, a young grower from East Wenatchee, Washington
Brittany is the senior viticulturist — also known as the “grape lady” — at Precept Wine Brands. She obtained her graduate degree at Washington State University.
Stress for success with Honeycrisp
Summer water deficits can cause Honeycrisp fruit size to skew a little smaller, which can reduce bitter pit incidence.
Irrigation insights
Water stress sensor technologies offer more accurate assessments for when growers should irrigate, and how much.
Elemental questions about calcium and potassium
Researchers grapple with delicate balance between calcium and potassium.
Growing from there to here
MSU horticulture professor examines the cherry tree’s journey from giant to UFO.
Microbiome boost
Symbiotic microbes found inside wild poplar and willow fix nitrogen for their hosts and appear to confer the same benefits to many crops.
Destination Washington
International orchard groups plan tour, research conference.
Legumes win cover contest
Research shows legume cover crops boost tree growth better than grass.
Mass traps making fatal attractions
Trials show promise for spotted wing drosophila control with juice-baited traps and mass trapping of Japanese beetles.
Building a better bee
WSU entomologists use bee semen collected from around the world as part of breeding project to improve genetics of honey bees.
New wine grape varieties from old genetics
Generations of back-crossing with traditional European wine cultivars yields new Pierce’s disease-resistant selections with high wine quality.
It’s a matter of timing for codling moths
Entomologist reminds growers to use all the tools on time.
Codling moth comeback
Growers try variety of methods to check a possible codling moth resurgence.
Parasitic wasps invited to a BMSB buffet
Samurai wasp releases seek to slice down population of brown marmorated stink bug.