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Mega-trends in produce: Hort Show Preview
Wal-Mart executive explains why growers are now serving "purposeful" consumers.
Oviedo is new regulatory information specialist at NHC
Marisol Oviedo Marisol Oviedo is the new regulatory information specialist for the Northwest
Share your know-how and grow-how — Great Lakes Expo preview
Expert view: Individual growers must take on customer fears about GMOs and chemicals.
Scharlau: Advocacy – slow, incremental, and over time
It seems we are the victims of our own inaction. This month we will vote
Growers who innovate in the Golden State
California apple growers hang in there and invest with focus on fresh market.
The solitary orchard
A tour of Byron Albano’s orchards in California’s Cuyama Valley in March. The orchards
Okanagan Specialty Fruits closer to consumer marketing of GMO apple
The non-browning Arctic Golden Delicious Apple (Courtesy of Neal Carter) Okanagan Speciality Fruits,
WSTFA annual meeting 2016: How continuous change forces adaptation
Why change now? A Good Point by Sam Godwin
Domestic apple market looks bright
U.S. grown apples in Selah, Washington, on October 5, 2016. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)
Wal-Mart weighs in on food safety
Apples on display at a Yakima, Washington, Wal-Mart. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower) Illnesses
U.S. growers hope to send apples to Japan once again
Washington apple samples from the 2000 harvest in Japanese retail stores in 2001, the
Picking prospects: 2016-17 USApple forecast
Drought in Eastern U.S. dampens outlook, but other U.S. regions are forecasting steady — or even larger — apple crops.
MN55 to be known as Rave
University of Minnesota's MN55 has been named Rave™. (Courtesy Stemilt Growers) The newest
Fresh pear industry pushes for stand-up “pouch” bags
Grab and go for consumer convenience
Lessons learned from Listeria contamination of caramel apples
Aftermath of an outbreak
USApple estimates 246 million boxes for this year’s U.S. apple crop
Red Delicious apples in Wapato, Washington on August 25, 2016. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)
Northwest organic pear growers opt out of assessments
Organic Pearxit
WSTFA fills two key positions
Jacqui Gordon Nunez has been named director of education and member services at the Washington
Nominations due for Washington Trader of the Year award
Ground crews load cherries for shipment from Sea-Tac. Photo courtesy of Port of Seattle
New peach and nectarine varieties help Eastern growers compete
Marketing challenges in the Mid-Atlantic
SweeTango dancing in bigger numbers
The product of a breeding program at the University of Minnesota, the SweeTango apple variety
Assessment analyzes risk for spread of apple maggot
The PacifiClean composting facility in Quincy, Washington, is shown operational in the spring of
Pear emojis may be the next thing to spur fruit sales
Sometimes a smiley face just doesn’t convey your emotions. Maybe you feel a little …
New York Apple CEO retiring
Jim Allen will retire as president and CEO of New York Apple Association Inc., effective
Setting sights on the Cosmic Crisp consumer
Fruit marketers band together to develop quality standards for Cosmic Crisp.
Mexico dismisses dumping complaint against U.S. apple growers
The Mexican government has terminated an antidumping case filed by growers in the border state
Breeding for apple consumer preferences
Test orchard plays key role as researchers seek the next great apple variety.
New Lewis-Clark Valley appellation established on Washington, Idaho border
Lewiston, Idaho winemaker: ‘An amazing place to grow and make wine’
Washington Apple Commission announces crop estimate, new officers
The Washington Apple Commission has elected a slate of officers for the 2016-2017 season. Dave
Pear growers again hold the line on marketing assessment
For the fifth year straight, the assessment charged to growers for the federal marketing order
NW cherry growers optimistic during five-state meeting
Round 3 cherry harvest projection drops from two weeks ago
Thurlby: Hot for cherries
Gonzalo Villareal harvests SweetHeart cherries in Selah, Wash., on July 16, 2015. (TJ Mullinax/Good
Stoking the North American cherry market
Cherry marketing: “awareness, awareness, awareness.”
Cherry optimism
California cherry growing conditions are tough, but growers are tougher.
Rain in California drops cherry estimate
Heavy rains in early May have significantly lowered the estimate of California’s sweet cherry crop.
Making the most of cidermania
Marketers changing strategies to meet growing consumer demand.
Bringing workers north to Canada
Canadian farm labor program reaches 50-year milestone.
A lot of cans in 100 years
Del Monte celebrates a century in Yakima, Washington.
Monitoring the dump tank
Apples from the 2015 harvest are washed and sanitized. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)
Honeycrisp from Chile coming to U.S.
Honeybear Brands of Minnesota bringing in its largest crop from South America plantings.
New website for U.S. Apple
The U.S. Apple Association has released a new, mobile-friendly website at usapple.org. 2016 USApple.org
Feds approve Lewis-Clark Valley AVA
The federal government has approved a new wine grape appellation in the Northwest: the Lewis-Clark
Wade: Free trade should include fair trade
A Good Fruit Grower good point by Mike Wade, USApple chairman
Ambrosia surge
Marketing minds meet their apple match with increasing number of varieties.
Help for growers both big and small
Third-generation Maine grower finds conference helps with growing U-pick business.
Uncorked potential with wine on tap
Companies cater to restaurants that don’t want to waste a whole bottle on a single pour.
Allen: My thanks to growers supporting food safety research
“One bad apple will spoil the barrel” is almost as familiar as the saying “an
California council schedules June MRL workshop
The California Specialty Crops Council will hold its 2016 MRL Harmonization Workshop June 1-2 in
Pears qualify for Heart-Check certification
The American Heart Association has certified Green and Red Anjou pears from USA Pears as