Improving irrigation improves pear profits — Video
A precision approach can help pear growers protect packouts.
Soil pits get the view from below — Video
Washington State University Extension specialist advises digging soil pits to assess irrigation and nutrition.
Seeing things in a different light
Ste. Michelle specialist shares her strategies for remote sensing.
Stress for success with Honeycrisp
Summer water deficits can cause Honeycrisp fruit size to skew a little smaller, which can reduce bitter pit incidence.
Irrigation insights
Water stress sensor technologies offer more accurate assessments for when growers should irrigate, and how much.
How well is your water?
Differences in ground water and surface irrigation can impact soil.
Renewed research in the Rogue Valley
Oregon State University Extension plants new vineyards for studies as region’s wine grape acreage continues to grow.
Wine grapes show a spectrum of stress
WSU researcher paints nuanced picture of how wine grape varieties respond to water deficits.
Rain on the cherry parade
Damage to cherries in recent foul weather in the Lodi, California, area in May 2019. (Courtesy Joe Cataldo/J&M Farms) instagram.com/jandmfarmslodi_
Washington’s drought worsens
Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday expanded Washington’s drought to cover nearly half the state, including most of Central Washington’s