In “difficult process,” Ste. Michelle moves to renegotiate contracts and reduce tonnage
admin The Northwest’s largest wine company, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, is drastically cutting back its grape...
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Compressed crop creates challenging Northwest cherry season
Tieton cherry harvest in Grandview, Washington, on June 21. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower) Northwest cherry...
IFTA kicks off tour of Italy in Bologna
A two-leader — or bi-axis, as it’s called in Italy — Fuji row stretches like...
New tool will help growers keep better track of chilling hours
Weather stations such as this one contribute data to a new tool that tracks chilling...
California stone fruit giant enters bankruptcy
One of the nation’s largest stone fruit producers has filed for bankruptcy. Prima Wawona of...
USApple Outlook conference covers estimates and economics for 2022 crop
Editor’s note: This post was updated Aug. 19 to include the USApple crop estimate announced...
Washington’s Smart Orchard gets a new home
A look at the new Smart Orchard location, a 30-acre block of WA 38 apples...
EPA moves to ban chlorpyrifos following court order
This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to ban the use of the...
West-central Michigan research station displays tree fruit projects underway
Michigan State University professor John Wise, right, discusses trunk injection of biopesticides to combat pear...
Washington’s Smart Orchard field day draws crowds for irrigation, nutrient and application optimization
A crowd of well over 100 people circle around Washington State University’s Bernardita Sallato discussing...