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Call for committee nominations
Pear, cherry and apricot growers and handlers can submit committee nominations at industry meetings in December and January.
Great Lakes Farm EXPO: Wide range of fruit sessions
Huge gathering of growers set for December in Michigan.
Fire blight control featured at 2018 WSTFA Annual Meeting
Growers to gather for December’s annual conference in Yakima, Washington.
Gilbert: What you can – and can’t – control
Deciding on a theme and topics for the WSTFA Annual Meeting.
Congress holds fate of new trade deal to replace NAFTA
While agreement calls for no tariffs on apples, pears and cherries between North American nations, Mexico’s separate 20 percent retaliatory tariff on U.S. apples could remain in place.
Matt Duke, a young grower in Yakima, Washington
family background/Matt is the first generation of his family to work in agriculture. He has
A fruiting wall future
Researchers push forward in search for dwarfing rootstocks, high-density systems for pears.
Position matters when picking pears
Studies show pear’s place in the tree canopy plays a big role in maturity, postharvest storage.
Good to Know: Funding pear projects
A look at what’s ahead in Northwest pear research.
A tale of two test plotters
Oregon and Ohio growers share why they participate in test plots.
Good Point: The time is ripe for pears
Getting great tasting fruit into customers’ hands will bring them back for more.
USDA shares details on relief program for apple and pear growers
U.S. apple and pear growers who may be harmed by ongoing international trade disputes will be able to apply for the federal government’s relief package beginning in October.
Entomologist joins WSU’s Extension Center in Wenatchee
Tobin Northfield will work to develop sustainable strategies to contain pests that threaten apple, pear, cherry and other fruit crops.
New price for processed pears: $353 per ton
The new price is lower than the $360 per ton paid last year due to lower prices from the food service sector and the U.S. Department of Agriculture and an influx of Chinese canned pears sold at lower than the cost of U.S. production.
Tree fruit added to U.S. relief program for food impacted by trade disputes
The Food Purchase and Distribution Program will buy up to $1.2 billion in food products “unfairly targeted by unjustified retaliation.”
Northwest pear crop on track to be fourth-largest ever
Now at 20.2 million boxes, crop estimate tops an early season prediction made in late June.
MCP treatments can be tricky
New study confirms numerous factors that go into successfully using MCP on pears.
A bad blightmare of a year
Don’t stop cutting away fire blight after harvest, or a bad season will get worse.
Pear Bureau Northwest hires regional marketing manager
Pear Bureau Northwest hires regional marketing manager
Northwest’s 2018 fresh pear crop expected to top last year
Northwest's 2018 fresh pear crop expected to top last year
Good Point: What growers want
Washington tree fruit industry lays out technology priorities.
Waste not wanted
Postharvest tools, better communication can help fine-tune storage practices and improve packouts.
Study support for pears
Science panel seeks boost in funding to help with increasing costs of pear research projects.
Bruno Simpson, a young grower from Nelson, New Zealand
family background / Bruno is the third generation of Waimea Nurseries and has been elected
Pest spotters
Scout teams help growers target, dial in their IPM.
Yvette Jones, a young grower from Nelson, New Zealand
family background / Yvette grew up traveling around the globe with parents David and Fiona
Pear Committee nominations-Wenatchee district
Pear handlers and growers will elect nominees for positions on the Fresh Pear Committee (FPC)
Pear committee nominations-Mid Columbia district
Pear handlers will elect nominees for positions on the Fresh Pear Committee (FPC) of Marketing
A gutsy study of pear psylla
Researchers examine genetic contents of insects’ stomachs to find out what they eat and where they hide during winter.
Pear bureau announces election
Pear Bureau Northwest has issued the following announcement: Pear growers will elect nominees for positions
Tony Guisto, a young grower from Hood River, Oregon
family background/Tony grew up in a logging family in Oregon’s Hood River Valley, headed by
Taking the fight to fire blight
Risk is higher in Washington this season for deadly orchard disease. Here’s what you need to do.
The ripe way for pears in postharvest
Specialist Rob Blakey makes industrywide recommendations for postharvest pear ripening.
After loss, important postharvest research continues
Colleagues carry on cherry and pear postharvest projects of the late Yan Wang of Oregon State University, with some intriguing new findings.
Pear growers elect Fresh Pear Committee on Feb. 9 in Hood River
Pear growers will elect nominees for positions on the Fresh Pear Committee (FPC) of Marketing
Finding success the cooperative way
The fewer grower cooperatives packing fruit in the industry today still play crucial role.
Want to get in on organics?
Transitioning tree fruit to organic production was the focus of a Washington State University NextGen
Growing by the acres
Results from Washington state questionnaire help paint picture of shifting fruit industry.
Verification program lets growers show off their stewardship
A good sign for growers
OSU names Mateus Pasa to lead cherry and pear research program
Oregon State University has named Mateus Pasa, Ph.D., as assistant professor and leader of its
How to give away fruit
Donations are appreciated at food banks, but some homework and forethought are advised first.
Wenatchee district pear grower, handler nomination meeting set
Pear handlers will elect nominees for a Wenatchee district grower position and a handler position on the Fresh Pear Committee of Marketing Order 927.
Yakima district pear grower nomination meeting set
Pear handlers will elect nominees for a Yakima district grower position on the Fresh Pear Committee of Marketing Order 927.
Sprouts Farmers Market named Pear Retailer of the Year
For the second straight year, the pear industry has granted the Pear Retailer of the Year honor to a Phoenix-based natural foods store.
Underwood Fruit plans to rebuild after fire
The federal government is investigating a fire that destroyed a pear packing facility in Bingen, Washington, while the company is rerouting its fruit and some of its employees to other Northwest packers.
Stemilt will use virtual reality for tours at PMA show
Those attending the Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit will get a glimpse of Stemilt Growers without having to leave the conference.
The global fire blight fight
Belgian researchers at pcfruit are examining biocontrols and detection methods for fire blight.
Conference pear challenge
After going all-in with Conference pears, have Belgian growers reached a tipping point?
Disease-seeking drone research
Belgian scientists research using drones, multispectral sensors to detect fire blight in pear orchards.