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Sun stress has growers sun wary
With sun damage a key factor in cull fruit for the Washington industry, new WSU research aims to better understand the physiology of sun stress.
Hotter climate alters the cold chain
Maturity metrics may not yield the usual results for fruit grown in warmer-than-usual growing seasons.
Apple, pear and technology research reviews coming up
Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission invites attendance at annual research reviews.
Big plans for more mayhaws
Florida grower aims to bring traditional Southern treasure to the wider world.
Getting misty for evaporative cooling
WSU researcher works on evaporative cooling for wine grapes.
Washington State University hires new extension specialist
Jenny Bolivar-Medina Late last fall, Washington State University hired Jenny Bolivar-Medina for a new position
WSU Tree Fruit Endowment fully funded
Assessments will end for apple and pear growers on Jan. 21.
Good to Know: Risk reduction proven
WSU researchers demonstrate that routine export quarantine sufficiently controls powdery mildew pathogen on fresh sweet cherries.
China ramps up cherries
Presentation about Chinese production increases highlights Cherry Institute.
SnapDragon takes another bite of acreage
New York keeps RubyFrost expansion on hold for now.
Grant boosts Michigan peach breeding
State looking for new cultivar, rootstock combinations.
New California wine grape cultivars offer Pierce’s disease resistance
Camminare Noir, one of five new cultivars released by University of California, Davis, in December,
Canopy double poses no trouble
Vineyard trial shows 50 percent more yield on Scott Henry trellis system compared to VSP.
Chilean cherry study goes undercover
Researcher in Chile studying high tunnels, three-wire systems in sweet cherries.
The art and science of farming
Smith Orchards preserves a family farming history with modernization in mind.
Yes to driverless in Washington orchards
Despite misconceptions, Washington regulations do allow the use of autonomous vehicles in orchards.
Hort Show sessions end with a Cosmic bang
Final day of the WSTFA Annual Meeting includes in-depth Cosmic Crisp and IPM discussions.
GLEXPO Day 2: Speakers have lots of knowledge to share
Fruit rots, new peach varieties and Ethephon in cherries just a few topics.
Hort Show Day 2 afternoon: Fruit set variability predicted to increase
Other research session cover pollinizers, fire blight and little cherry disease.
GLEXPO Day 1: Spotted lanternfly causing ‘scary, significant economic damage’
Other topics at the Great Lakes EXPO included wildlife management and fungicide resistance in grapes.
X disease devastation strikes Pacific Northwest
Researchers and growers urge aggressive response to epidemic-level infections.
Hort Show Day 1 afternoon: Cost of production and business decisions
Speakers share how rising costs and lower prices may spell an industry downturn and consolidation.
Hort Show Day 1 morning: Technology, trade and consumer insights
Craft beer (yes, really) and technology emerge as central themes of the first session of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association’s Annual Meeting and NW Hort Show.
Hanrahan: Looking ahead to the next 50 years
Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission wants industry members engaged in creating their future.
Apple growers blown away by defoliation demonstrations — Video
New pneumatic defoliators use alternating pulses of air to strip off leaves.
Matt Haak, a young grower from Zillah, Washington
Matt is a second-generation tree fruit farmer in Washington’s Yakima Valley and pursued a
Washington orchards host robotic arms race — Video
Developments in harvest automation continue but fall short of commercialization.
Renewed research in the Rogue Valley
Oregon State University Extension plants new vineyards for studies as region’s wine grape acreage continues to grow.
New pear is twice as nice
Oregon growers harvest nation’s first commercial crop of Gem pear, a variety that eats well right off the tree and after storage.
Rootstocks a new reality for Pacific Northwest vineyards
Following phylloxera findings, Washington wine grape growers rooting for information on rootstocks.
Washington vineyards facing phylloxera
Findings prove an unspoken, potential problem is no longer just a possibility, opening the door to management.
Michigan group plans new research center
A new nonprofit group called West Central Michigan Horticultural Research (WCMHR) is planning to build
Good to Know: Why some seasons are worse for powdery mildew
Temperature, humidity, solar radiation and other factors combine to create ‘high-pressure’ vintages.
Hansen: From wish list to reality
Strategic research initiative targets precision viticulture and enology through mechanization and innovation in Washington vineyards.
Decline dilemma: No easy answer for rapid apple decline
Eastern apple growers report a rise in sudden collapse of seemingly healthy young dwarf trees, but is it a new problem or just highly stressed orchards felled by regular foes such as winter injury and drought?
Pesticide residue report for apple now available
Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission conducts annual studies of most common insecticides and fungicides used in apple and cherry.
Surfactants aid deep cleaning in microcracks
WSU researchers find surfactants help sanitizers clean inside apple skin microcracks.
Spray, without the sprayer
Taking air out of the equation reduces drift, optimizes coverage and efficiency.
Protecting the Cosmic Crisp investment
Growers pony up for research projects to support WA 38.
Harvest of Cosmic proportions
Washington begins first commercial harvest of the long-awaited WA 38.
New home for WSU bees
The purchase of an Othello research facility will provide space for pollinator research program to grow.
Washington research institutions celebrate centennial
Two Yakima Valley facilities celebrating a century of aiding agricultural innovation.
Mattheis: 1-MCP research a fruitful endeavor
USDA-ARS Tree Fruit Research Laboratory in Wenatchee, Washington, was key in implementing 1-MCP technology for the tree fruit industry.
NW Cherry Research Review set for Nov. 12
The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission is holding its annual NW Cherry Research Review from
Outthinking technology
Digital Viticulture field day brings big-data tools down to the farm.
Study tracks effect of pest management in adjacent crops
Entomologist studies the connection between pear IPM and neighboring cherry orchards.
First Cosmic Crisp harvest: Be patient — Video
Research officials urge growers to rely on starch scale, not color, to determine WA 38 harvest timing.
Sugar substitute keeps pounds and pests at bay
Researcher determines sugar substitute erythritol is toxic to pear psylla.
Variety watch: Carneval could be an early winner
Washington cherry grower at first doubts his luck when he stumbles upon a sweet new variety.
The secrets of sour rot
How to fight it when sour rot turns grapes from sweet to sour.