Washington State University plans to purchase a new home for its Honey Bee and Pollinator Research and Education program in Othello, the university announced this week. The facility, which includes ...

Now that harvest is over, a group of Washington apple producers have dropped their lawsuit against the federal government over prevailing wage increases. The legal challenge was “moot” once the apple ...

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 ...

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 ...

A cross between Cayuga White and Riesling, Aravelle might appeal to growers looking for a profitable wine grape that’s easy to grow and produces excellent wines, said Cornell grape breeder Bruce ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Next Big Thing, a growers’ cooperative that grows and markets managed varieties of apples, including SweeTango, recently announced that Jennifer Parkhill will lead the organization as executive ...

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 ...