2023 Cherry Institute hits Yakima
admin Northwest Cherry Growers President B.J. Thurlby speaks at the 80th annual Cherry Institute held in...
September 2025
How to check for apple bud damage on the tree — Video
Looking for apple bud damage? Watch as Washington State University’s Matt Whiting (English) and Bernardita...
Russel Gleason: 1929–2022
Russel Scott Gleason, longtime Yakima Valley orchardist, died Feb. 6. Russel Gleason According to an...
WSU seeks commercialization partner for WA 64
Washington State University is looking for a commercialization partner for WA 64, the university’s latest...
Annual New York fruit tour highlights precision crop load management
Cornell soil specialist Deborah Aller, left, displays soil sampling techniques during the Lake Ontario Fruit...
Blueberry industry to hold advocacy trip April 16–18
Related: North American Blueberry Council hires Houtby as government affairs director Blueberry industry officials have...
IFTA arrives in Washington to check out cherries, Cosmic Crisp and crop load camera technology
Cherry grower Denny Hayden points to several trials of Coral Champagne cherries on Michigan State...
Columbia Fruit Packers and Frosty Packing announce merger and Goldman Sachs investment
Washington’s Columbia Fruit Packers of Wenatchee and Frosty Packing of Yakima have announced a merger,...
Northwest pear crop estimated at 10.6 million boxes, down 31 percent
Santiago Gonzalez picks a Golden Bosc in Odell, Oregon, in mid-September. Weather damage cut the...
USDOL proposes rule changes for H-2A program
The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a new rule that would strengthen H-2A worker...