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Rain-resistant coating cuts cherry cracking in half
A tissue-thin, food-grade film developed at Oregon State University (OSU) acts like a raincoat for sweet cherries, cutting rain-related cracking of the fruit in half…
New WSU Drought Website
Are you looking for information about drought in Washington? WSU Extension’s world-class Agweathernetwork has developed a website that features timely information and a wealth of…
USDA allows Chinese apple imports
Just a few months after Chinese authorities announced their market was open for all U.S. apple varieties, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reciprocated…
WSU Researchers, Sleuth Resurrect ‘Lost’ Apples of the Palouse
Researchers at WSU have teamed with an amateur apple detective to bring fruit varieties thought extinct back to life.
USDA Announces ‘FoodKeeper’ App
The FoodKeeper application offers users valuable storage advice about more than 400 food and beverage items, including various types of baby food, dairy products and…
The STEM in your Apple
Never before has such a vast amount of genetic information been available to tree fruit breeders.
Serving replant disease a meal of mustard
A research scientist says feeding orchard soil white and yellow mustard seed meal may be better than fumigation in fighting replant disease.
More than $66.5M Pledged For Produce Industry
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of more than $66.5 million in funding for research and Extension activities to address the needs of…
Fruit & Vegetable Market News Celebrates 100 yrs of Service
This year USDA is proud to celebrate the 100th anniversary of USDA Market News.
Robotic orchard bins to be tested by WSU scientists
WSU researchers were awarded a $1 million federal grant to develop an intelligent bin management system supported by a robotic self-propelled fruit bin carrier in…
