Matt Whiting, a cherry physiologist at Washington State University, sees logic in Omeg’s ideas and has noticed other growers ...

Growers install netting primarily to protect fruit, but the move also saves a lot of water. Hannes Laubscher of United Exports estimated the savings at 15 percent. It allows them to cut back on ...

Hundreds of growers, managers, human resource employees and workers gathered Feb. 5 in Yakima, Washington, for the 21st ...

There are over 7,500 named apples worldwide, but our experiences led us to travel to the homes of two particularly delicious ...

A Yakima, Washington, attorney familiar with the tree fruit industry has been dispensing some advice for employers concerned ...

Kayla earned her psychology degree from Eastern Washington University and plans to return to university to obtain a degree in ...

Los productores californianos de duraznos venden su fruta fresca en un intento de encontrar la escala de venta adecuada.

Research has long established that UV light kills microbes. It’s now a matter of figuring out how to incorporate it ...

Colleen Frei, Washington Winegrowers AssociationColleen FreiThis is a special time of year for the Washington wine community.

Kate PrengamanMaking optimum storage decisions for a warehouse full of apples or pears involves taking lots of samples to ...

David Rudell, a research plant physiologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Wenatchee, gave the crowd a few best ...

Controlled atmosphere storage refers to a suite of practices regulating levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, temperature and ...