Unstructured netting provides a bug barrier — Video
Growers try single-row tree netting as pest control.
Digital dialogues offer orcharding advice
The next wave of AI in the orchard arrives as tech startups rush to launch farming chatbots.
Fight pests by phone
Michigan grape app aids pesticide application process.
Down to earth with drones
UAVs make commercial headway in the tree fruit industry.
Paper or plastic for weed suppression — Video
Washington State University trials paper-based slurry as alternative to plastic weed mats for blueberry plantings.
Washington stone fruit growers eligible for cost-share funding for tree removal due to X disease and little cherry virus
Cherry, peach, nectarine, plum and other stone fruit orchards eligible for cost-share funds for up to 10 acres...
Scout now: WSU field day focuses on latest little cherry disease research
The hectic cherry harvest season has arrived in the Yakima Valley, and with it comes the best opportunity to scout for symptoms of the devastating little cherry disease...
Northwest growers take annual Columbia Gorge preharvest cherry tour
A few dozen growers learned about quirks of growing Pearl series cherries, cherry breeding and leafhopper research on June 6 at Oregon State University’s annual preharvest cherry tour in The Dalles...
Good to Know: Take a bite out of blight
Trial compared cutting and sanitization strategies to find the best removal methods for fire blight strikes.
Documenting dieback in stone fruit orchards
New survey for fungal pathogens planned.