Examples of data presented in the new app developed by Washington State University to help growers control pear psylla using integrated pest management. (Source: Tianna DuPont/Washington State ...

The Washington State Wine Commission continues to have direct input in smoke research. At the state level, we fund smoke research at Washington State University. Regionally, we serve on the advisory ...

H-2A tips Tips and advice for growers using H-2A labor could fill a book, but here are a few highlights discussed during workshops and conferences this year: —Put a variety of farm tasks on the DOL ...

It’s a topic no one wants to discuss. But family fruit growers should ask themselves one critical question: What would happen if you die tomorrow? If there isn’t already a succession plan in place — ...

Heather Leach discussed the invasive pest in December, during the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Leach, an extension associate with Penn State University, ...

Salisbury said he and the research team went into this project from the perspective that there were two issues to resolve. One involved perception — how does the machine differentiate fruit from ...

McGrath said there are about 1,070 hard cideries in the United States (including breweries, wineries and meaderies that also make cider), a sevenfold increase since 2011. Cider is now made ...

A codling moth adult on an apple fruitlet. Codling moth management challenges prompted the creation of a new industry task force. (Courtesy Mike Doerr/Washington State University) To address the ...

Jonelle Mejica joined the Good Fruit Grower staff in 2018 as a writer and copy editor for online and print stories, and she also manages the magazine's English and Spanish websites. She holds a ...

Small, fruit-fly sized samurai wasps (Trissolcus japonicus) emerge from brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) eggs and stretch their wings before flying off into a commercial apple orchard near White ...

Himalayan blackberry already hosts populations of SWD, one of the challenges growers in the region face to manage the pest. It’s hoped that liability can become an asset if Ganaspis and other ...

How the vineyard floor is managed can influence soil health metrics, as in this vineyard near Walla Walla, Washington, where native vegetation was managed in the alleyway when the Washington State ...