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Grapes
Featured stories about grapes — and more — in this issue.
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Pearest of them all
Seven pear varieties tie for favorite in consumer trial.
A degree direction
With a new department and chair, WSU will soon offer a V&E degree strengthened by industry connections.
Uncovering ground truths
Michigan conference shows how healthy soils make better vineyards.
The carbon’s in the details
A pilot project for California grape growers gets into the weeds on regenerative agriculture.
Still rooting for data
Eastern Washington vineyard rootstock trial enters Year 2.
Sour rot research
Cornell combating outbreaks in New York vineyards.
Good Stuff: November 2022
A selection of the latest products and services for tree fruit and grape growers.
Family farm driven to diversify
The Karstetter family expanded into row crops to help the third-generation growers build capital and keep the orchards in the family.
A shift in the process for processing orchards
High-density processing blocks just might be worth the cost.
Good to Know: Research works
An overview of this year’s research projects and upcoming research reviews.
Reaching the next level on Red Mountain
Red Mountain AVA’s founding family business continues into the third generation.
Hansen: Mealybug mating disruption
Specialty crop grant will help develop sustainable mealybug control in Washington vineyards.
Hort Show preview: Taking the stage
NFL star, extension specialist and climate will be featured at Washington State Tree Fruit Association Annual Meeting and Hort Show.
EXPO preview: Fruitful education
2022 EXPO event offers sessions for just about everyone.
Bernadette Gagnier, a young grower from Snohomish, Washington
Bernadette is pursuing her doctorate in horticulture, specializing in alternative strategies for nematode management in wine grape systems in Washington state. She is the daughter of Jeanette and Rick Gagnier.
England: Coming together
The “Stronger Together” theme of this year’s Hort Show emphasizes the importance of playing as a tree fruit team.
In the box
This summer, we offered readers a chance to win $500 in gift cards by completing a 10-question survey about Good Fruit Grower and helping us
New York lowers overtime threshold for farmworkers
New York state will gradually lower its overtime threshold for farmworkers to 40 hours per week.
Change trellis system to protect grapes from heat, California study concludes
A six-year University of California, Davis, study indicates that changing vineyard training and trellis systems can protect grapes from extreme heat waves and other effects
2023 WAEF scholarship applications now open
The Washington Apple Education Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2023 scholarship program.
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates acquires A to Z Wineworks
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates announced in a news release the company has acquired A to Z Wineworks, based in Newberg, Oregon, along with the Rex Hill brand.