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A robot’s rules for pruning — Video
Robotic harvest remains the Holy Grail of orchard automation, but researchers continue their pursuit of pruning technology.
Support the tech pipeline — Video
Carnegie Mellon scientist explains why supporting new technology is so important for the agriculture industry.
Scharlau: Ensuring clean plant sustainability
National Clean Plant Network vital to success of the grape, hop and tree fruit industries.
WA 2 legal battles escalate
WSU files against Yakima grower for patent infringement of apple.
New pear geneticist hired
Jessica Waite, a postdoctoral research associate at Washington State University, has been hired by the
Systems trial asks: 2D or not 2D? — Video
Cornell systems trial puts the question to robot-ready canopies and the production costs of growing narrow fruiting walls.
Space satellites also good for grapes
Microsatellites made for orbit have agricultural applications.
ReTain can boost shy-bearing apples
MSU trial studies effects of growth regulator on SweeTango.
Bitter pit suppression is all about timing — Video
Apogee applied at pink stage is a grower’s best bet.
Embracing opportunity at Washington Winegrowers
Wine grape growers prepare for annual convention in March.
Good to Know: Spotted lanternfly risk regions mapped
New analysis shows suitable habitat for invasive sapsucker in Washington’s wine grape and tree fruit production regions.
Hansen: A lot to look forward to
Eight great reasons to be excited about V&E research.
Cultivars with reputations for storage complications
Both Gala and Honeycrisp are susceptible to storage disorders, require more care in postharvest.
Harvester makes sort work in the orchard
Experimental machine capable of separating fresh, cull apples could reduce postharvest handling costs.
Rootstocks from Krymsk, Russia, with love
The peach and cherry rootstock program owes its success to a family of breeders taking advantage of their home in the heart of wild Prunus diversity.
Pear packers see the future on the line
State-of-the-art pear technology stars in Mount Adams Fruit upgrade after fire rebuild; other packers are following suit.
Fungicide resistance a growing concern
Michigan grape growers must take steps to manage powdery mildew, botrytis bunch rot.
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.