Administrators of Northwest Cherries told growers Jan. 10 at the 82nd annual Cherry Institute in Yakima, Washington, that the 2024 season was successful in shipping and promotions, a welcome bright ...

Low commercial apple prices have forced many Midwestern growers to pivot in different directions to find more profitable sales avenues for their fruit. Some growers are turning toward certified ...

Low juice grape prices went even lower. After cash prices for many Washington Concord grapes plummeted in 2023, they dropped further for the 2024 harvest, said Trent Ball of Yakima Valley College.

Researchers are four years into an ambitious, nationwide research project aimed at ushering in an era of precision nutrient management for vineyards. “The key breakthrough — if we can get there — is ...

What are you currently doing in agriculture? I currently have two part-time jobs. In one, I’m working as an orchard scout, and the other is as a field intern. As a scout, I’m going around different ...

While the new year represents a fresh start to many, for the apple industry it’s a continuation of the crop year set in motion at harvest. So, during a webinar on Dec. 19, it’s fitting that Chris ...

The International Fruit Tree Association will hold its 2025 Annual Meeting in Rochester, New York, Feb. 16–19. IFTA’s 68th annual conference is called “Decisions, Decisions: Data, Dollars, and Drive.” ...

The northern giant hornet, a 2-inch-long honey bee predator, was found for the first time in the United States in Northwest Washington in December 2019. Agriculture authorities have now declared the ...

What does it take to identify a cherry? According to a long-running court case between the Canadian government and a few Washington fruit businesses, it requires several forms of DNA screening, years ...

The Okanagan-Kootenay Sterile Insect Release (OKSIR) Board gets a lot of questions about the unique Canadian program for codling moth control taking place just north of the Washington border. Growers, ...

The standard advice for surviving the apple industry’s present downturn is to use block-level accounting to understand which ...