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Reducing cold damage in apple and sweet cherry
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) represent a new generation of renewable nano-biomaterials with unique physical and chemical properties, and numerous potential applications. WSU Center for Precision and…
Canker Removal Now is Critical for Fire Blight Management this Year
No one wants fire blight in their orchard this spring. For fire blight to take off in your orchard this year three things need to be…
Cherry Institute Orchard Systems Tour
On 17 January 2019, WSU faculty Matthew Whiting and Bernardita Sallato organized an orchard systems tour in conjunction with the annual Cherry Institute meeting. This…
Learn why the Douglas County Voluntary Stewardship Program Helps You Avoid Additional Regulations
The Voluntary Stewardship Program (VSP) provides a non-regulatory, incentive-based method of critical area protection on lands that intersect agricultural activities. VSP is an alternative to…
FDA RELEASES DRAFT GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR THE PRODUCE SAFETY RULE
The FDA has released draft guidance for farms which must comply with the Produce Safety Rule (Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding of…
Are you spraying enough? Preliminary results from WSU-Prosser IAREC.
Industry standards to apply fungicides might not be enough for Powdery mildew control in sweet cherry.
Pesticide look-up tool for bee protection
Want to make pesticide choices that help protect the bees in your orchard? There is a web-based decision tool to help you developed by the UC…
Early Season Root Management to Reduce Calcium Deficiency Disorders in Tree Fruit
A team of Washington State University researchers, led by Bernardita Sallato, have recently initiated a 3-year project funded by WSDA on root growth management to…
Cherry Fruit School
Washington State University and Oregon State University are hosting a Sweet Cherry Fruit School: From bud to bucket on March 12-13, 2019
USDA Job Opportunity
The USDA ARS Lab in Kearneyville, WV is looking to hire a Research Plant Physiologist/Research Horticulturist. For details and to apply visit here: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/516609800?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
