State agencies offer readiness reviews for FSMA inspections
Readiness review offers growers an educational opportunity to make sure they feel prepared for FSMA inspections.
FSMA inspections begin
FSMA inspectors are starting visits to farms, packers.
Bee-based biocontrol – Video
New technology that uses bees to deliver biocontrol exactly where it’s needed could help organic blueberry growers fight mummy berry.
That’s a wrap: IFTA summer tour concludes
A visit to a high-density Ambrosia and Honeycrisp orchard overlooking the upper stretches of Okanagan Lake brought the International Fruit Tree Association summer tour to a conclusion.
Where no cherry has gone before — IFTA BC tour Day 2
Tree fruit growers in British Columbia, Canada, are planting cherries in places where they won’t pick until mid-September.
IFTA tours Summerland research center’s genetic diversity
A glimpse of 30,000 apple varieties in various stages of propagation overlooking the shores of Okanagan Lake highlighted the first day of the International Tree Fruit Association summer tour through British Columbia.
Goodbye to all that
After five years, my thanks to growers and the staff of this magazine.
Close calculations in New Zealand
How Close Orchard deploys new technology to track performance.
Washington State Fruit Commission Board to meet May 16
The Washington State Fruit Commission will hold its Board of Directors meeting on May 16 in Richland, Washington. Here is
Veterans see future in WSU wine program
There’s something about all the hands-on work that attracted Nick French, a former Air Force mechanic, to the wine industry. He likes getting his hands a little dirty and working with equipment.