Snowflake is Canada’s latest apple variety
admin New apple variety Snowflake, bred in Canada, has rosy-red skin and white, snowflake-like lenticels. Its...
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Larry Gut: 1954–2021
Larry Gut Longtime Michigan State University professor Lawrence “Larry” Gut died Sept. 6 in Wenatchee,...
WSU fall field days focus on X disease
Washington State University entomologist Tobin Northfield shows how he uses a leaf blower, running backward...
Grand Tasting highlights final day of WineVit
Gerardo Cambron, cellar lead for Col Solare winery, sniffs a glass of sparkling Grosgrain Vineyards...
Washington Apple Commission announces new president
—by Kate Prengaman Michael Schadler The Washington Apple Commission announced the hiring of a new...
New crop insurance options coming for California wine grape growers
Conversations are underway about how crop insurance programs could provide risk management tools better tailored...
Researchers continue blueberry pollination survey
Related: Blueberry growers needed for pollination survey Blueberries need bees Researchers are continuing to survey...
California Cherry Board releases crop estimate
California cherry growers expect to harvest a 10.2-million-box crop with relatively normal timing, according to...
Washington proposes new permanent heat exposure rules
Washington workplace safety officials have proposed permanent updates to outdoor heat exposure regulations. In recent...
Northwest cherry growers optimistic with small crop, good timing
Cherry producers in five Northwest states anticipate a smaller than average crop with better market...