The topics for this month’s virtual presentation will be heat stress and Air Quality Index. AgWeatherNet and staff from the UW Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH) will discuss the best ways to access station specific heat stress and air quality data, how to setup customized alerts on the AWN portal, and the associated risks of heat and poor air quality as well as best practices to reduce exposure. You can join the Zoom meeting by visiting the…

Columbia Basin Tree Fruit Club   In our April Columbia Basin Tree Fruit Club meeting, Lav Khot, Basavaraj Amogi, Rene Mogollón and Bernardita Sallato, will discuss the pros and cons of overhead heat stress mitigating systems; sprinkler, fogging, netting, and fogging under netting. Discussed will be installation & maintenance cost, potential water quality considerations, and ways to automate the water based cooling systems, etc. Venue: Country Gentleman, 9221 W Clearwater Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336 When: April Tuesday 30th at 5:00pm start social, 5:30 presentations. If you…

Acompañenos a aprender sobre la importancia del riego en diferentes estados de desarrollo, el efecto del riego en la nutrición y desórdenes fisiológicos. Vamos a revisar conceptos básicos del riego, la relación suelo - planta - agua, tecnología de riego: monitoreo y automatización.

The Pear Pest Management Discussion Group is designed for Washington pear growers, consultants and researchers to learn from each other. Topic: Biocontrol and Thresholds. What natural enemies are in the orchards? What are they doing? How many is enough? Location: La Tortuga Loca, 106 Cottage Ave, Cashmere, WA 98815 Contacts: Tianna DuPont, WSU Extension (509) 713-5346 tianna.dupont@wsu.edu Molly Sayles, WSU Entomology molly.sayles@wsu.edu Ricardo Lima Pinto, WSU Extension j.limapinto@wsu.edu Robert Orpet, WSU Entomology robert.orpet@wsu.edu

Many people involved with managing food quality and safety have not been exposed to traditional education in food microbiology. This 2.5-day course will seek to provide foundational information as it relates to the microbiology of fresh fruits and vegetables. Topics will cover an introduction to food microbiology, culturing microorganisms from food and the environment, and mechanisms to control and inactivate microorganisms in fresh produce. A special focus will be placed on providing information for foodborne pathogens. There will be afternoon…

A field demonstration of best management practices for cutting fire blight during the spring and summer. Will include demonstration, new research and hands-on activities.

The Pear Pest Management Discussion Group is designed for Washington pear growers, consultants and researchers to learn from each other. Topic: TBD Location: La Tortuga Loca, 106 Cottage Ave, Cashmere, WA 98815 Contacts: Tianna DuPont, WSU Extension (509) 713-5346 tianna.dupont@wsu.edu Molly Sayles, WSU Entomology molly.sayles@wsu.edu Ricardo Lima Pinto, WSU Extension j.limapinto@wsu.edu Robert Orpet, WSU Entomology robert.orpet@wsu.edu

Join Kate Evans, Stefano Musacchi and Bernardita Sallato who will talk about the new apple variety WA 64 in two field tours. Learn what we know so far about this new apple and how to grow it.