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Labor, Irrigation
Featured stories about labor and irrigation appear in this issue.
How to attract workers
Growers hoping to recruit good workers need to invest in their work force, says Paul Baker, executive director of the New York Horticultural Society and
Investing in people
Ensuring that workers are adequately housed is a priority at Orchard View Farms, a major cherry producer in The Dalles, Oregon. Vice President Ken Bailey
Puffers save labor
Pheromone-dispensing puffers, around for a decade, have an extensive reach in California where they are used for mating disruption in a variety of tree fruit
More housing at Broetje
A general shortage of employees and increasing demand for housing has prompted the construction of a seasonal housing development at Broetje Orchards at Prescott, Washington.
Be prepared
Food-safety incidents, like fires, are never planned or expected. But being prepared could mean the difference between containing an incident to be a minor inconvenience
Multiple tactics used against pest
Bill Bleasdale of Tiger Weed Management designed and manufactured a new piece of equipment he calls the Tiger Clearwing Moth Sprayer to target a new
Fewer tested for cholinesterase
During the four years since Washington State introduced its cholinesterase-testing program for farmworkers who handle certain pesticides, the number of people tested has been dropping.
B.C. battles apple borer
From top to bottom: Adult apple clearwing moth on daisy; apple clearwing moth larva in bark chip; apple clearwing moth pupal case protruding from the
B.C. growers face metering
Water meters could help British Columbia fruit growers better manage orchard irrigation, if a decade of experience in the South East Kelowna Irrigation District is
Late irrigation is good for grapes
Shriveling grape berries on severely water-stressed vines mysteriously begin expanding again at veraison, even while the leaves are wilting. For years, wine grape growers have
Two-year life cycle
Wounds, such as this one caused by trellis wire, provide entry points for the apple clearwing moth. The flight of adult clearwing moths begins in
Food-safety scrutiny
Deciduous tree fruits are not considered high-risk commodities when it comes to food safety, but shippers in the Pacific Northwest are working together as the
Saving water
Microdrip irrigation resulted in substantial water savings compared with microsprinkler methods in a seven-year, University of Idaho irrigation study on apples.Dr. Esmaeil Fallahi, tree fruit
Water stress leads to small fruit
For many pear growers, irrigation seems like just a routine chore, but irrigation may be the single most important factor determining the size and quality
Good cherry crop still expected
Unseasonably cold temperatures occurring at bloom time may have taken some of the shine off the Pacific Northwest cherry crop, but"there's definitely a crop here,"
Cherry consumption grows
Fresh cherries continue to create excitement in produce departments. Consumption of fresh cherries in the United States has increased 400 percent since 1995, from 0.3
Commit to cool
Derk VanKonynenburg, center, shares cooling details. Evaporative cooling can help improve fruit quality, reduce tree stress, and promote return bloom, a California orchardist reports. But
Good stuff
Light Sensor Meter Spectrum Technologies, Inc., has introduced a Field Scout External Light Sensor Meter, for measuring ultraviolet light, quantum light, or solar radiation. The
Quick Bites
Prevar Releases Apple Variety Prevar Ltd., a company that commercializes new apple and pear varieties from the HortResearch breeding program in New Zealand, has announced
Good to go
Training for a Recall The United Fresh Research and Education Foundation is accepting registrations for a course entitled "Training for a Recall, Communicating Under Fire"
Passage to India
In India, 80 percent of apples are sold at roadside stands. Traders say Washington apples hold up well in such conditions because of their quality.