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June 2026
2026 International Orchard Meetup Webinar Series
The International Virtual Orchard Meetup program brings together growers, researchers, government, and Extension agents. This year the meetups will discuss challenges related to heat stress, identify opportunities to improve fruit quality, and remain profitable.
Find out more »Farm Walk at Whitestone Mountain Orchard: Farm to School on an Organic Orchard
Join WSU Food Systems and Tilth Alliance for a Farm Walk at Whitestone Mountain Orchard in Tonasket to learn about organic orchard production for farm to school markets.
Find out more »Pear Pest Management Discussion Group – Secondary Pests and Natural Enemies
Join us for a discussion of box elder bug/stink bug and other secondary pests as well as natural enemies.
Find out more »2026 International Orchard Meetup Webinar Series
The International Virtual Orchard Meetup program brings together growers, researchers, government, and Extension agents. This year the meetups will discuss challenges related to heat stress, identify opportunities to improve fruit quality, and remain profitable.
Find out more »Lacewing Release Field Visit – Pateros
Join us for field days highlighting new research on how to effectively use lacewings for biocontrol in apples.
Find out more »Lacewing Release Field Visit – Rock Island
Join us for field days highlighting new research on how to effectively use lacewings for biocontrol in apples. Three separate events contain the same content in different locations. Agenda Project objectives Demonstration of drone release Demonstration of hand and four wheeler release Activity: Beat tray recovery of lacewing larvae Overview of recommendations and lessons learned Speakers Rebecca Schmidt-Jeffris, USDA-ARS Chuck Weaver, GS Long/ ParaBug Teah Smith, Zirkle; Mike Brown, Gebbers; Dain Craver Registration Pre-registration encouraged to help workshop organizers plan. Registration…
Find out more »Lacewing Release Field Visit – Royal City
Join us for field days highlighting new research on how to effectively use lacewings for biocontrol in apples. Three separate events contain the same content in different locations. Agenda Project objectives Demonstration of drone release Demonstration of hand and four wheeler release Activity: Beat tray recovery of lacewing larvae Overview of recommendations and lessons learned Speakers Rebecca Schmidt-Jeffris, USDA-ARS Chuck Weaver, GS Long/ ParaBug Teah Smith, Zirkle; Mike Brown, Gebbers; Dain Craver Registration Pre-registration encouraged to help organizers plan. Register here.
Find out more »2026 International Orchard Meetup Webinar Series
The International Virtual Orchard Meetup program brings together growers, researchers, government, and Extension agents. This year the meetups will discuss challenges related to heat stress, identify opportunities to improve fruit quality, and remain profitable.
Find out more »July 2026
Postharvest discussion forum
Postharvest Discussion Forum July 8th, 2026 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM PDT WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Wenatchee 1100 N Western AVE, Wenatchee, WA 98801 Hybrid Format: In-Person + Online Option Available Join us for another Postharvest Discussion Forum, bringing together growers, packers, storage managers, researchers, and extension specialists to discuss current challenges facing Washington’s tree fruit industry. This event is free and open to the public. The program will feature two focused research updates followed by a…
Find out more »Granny Instructional Workshop – Objective Starch Measurements
Join us on Thursday, July 9th at 10 AM for a workshop/training on the use of Granny, a software designed for rating fruit using machine learning and image processing. Rather than using subjective measurements made by different people, Granny allows for an objective measurement of starch values to inform management decisions. Granny can be operated as either a command-line software tool or through the webpage available at: https://grannyapp.org/. The software is free to use and is open-access. While the command-line…
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