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Wiggs: Consider the costs for crop insurance – Good Fruit Grower
Talking cherry risks with the Risk Management Agency . In September, I had the great privilege to accompany Mark Powers and Riley Bushue of the Northwest Horticultural Council and B.J. Thurlby of the ...
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Hansen: Smoke science research advances – Good Fruit Grower
Research update. Since 2016, the Washington wine industry has supported research led by Tom Collins, grape and wine chemist at WSU. Collins is also part of a powerhouse research team — including ...
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H-2A expands despite costs – Good Fruit Grower
Returning for his second year in the H-2A program, Omar Campos prepares his spray rig for the 2017 season in a Stemilt Growers Honeycrisp apple block in Quincy, Washington. Campos was trained as a ...
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The spread of spotted lanternfly – Good Fruit Grower
Heather Leach discussed the invasive pest in December, during the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Leach, an extension associate with Penn State University, ...
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Hard cider sales show regional resiliency – Good Fruit Grower
Once again, reports of the hard cider industry’s decline have been greatly exaggerated. “For some reason, beverage media and retailers love to pick on cider,” said Michelle McGrath, executive director ...
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New task force tackles codling moth – Good Fruit Grower
To address the growing concern over codling moth management, the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission assembled a new industry task force last fall. Today, the task force consists of 29 members, ...
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Parasitic wasps invited to a BMSB buffet – Good Fruit Grower
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 ...
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Edge effects may boost biocontrol – Good Fruit Grower
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 ...
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Stink bugs a foul foe – Good Fruit Grower
Brown marmorated stink bugs really like pears. And cherries. And hazelnuts. So, as BMSB naturalizes in many of Oregon’s extra-orchard landscapes, growers face a new pest pressure and plenty of ...
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McIlquham: Digging for health reports – Good Fruit Grower
To provide Washington state growers with regionally relevant soil health test interpretation, soil scientists at Washington State University partnered with researchers at the Washington State ...
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Washington Agriculture Safety Day covers all things wellness on the farm
Dalia Ramirez Cruz of the Quincy Community Health Center demonstrates proper toothbrushing techniques for a small group at the Agriculture Safety Day on Feb. 5 at the Yakima Convention Center in ...
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Canadian co-op collapse – Good Fruit Grower
Weeks before apple harvest began, British Columbia’s largest packer announced a sudden shutdown, sending growers scrambling. “There’s 200-plus farm families still belonging to the co-op that now have ...