NEWS
Strategies to Minimize Postharvest Rots of Apple and Pear
Preventing rots from damaging stored apple and pear starts by good orchard sanitation practices and timely fungicide applications. However, postharvest practices will help extend the shelf life of the fruit and minimize decay development, especially…
Honeycrisp Supermarket Survey Results
In 2012, we started a survey to determine the availability and quality of Honeycrisp apples in local Yakima grocery stores throughout the year. We wanted to find out how long Honeycrisp would be on the…
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EVENTS
Rootstock Tour
Join WSU Extension and the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission for a tour of recent rootstock trials. There are three stops on this tour. Join us at one or all. Tom Auvil will describe characteristics…
Canceled WA 38 Horticulture Field Day
Due to the later season this year the Prosser location will have to be canceled. Please join us for the Sept 27 event in Rock Island. We apologize for the inconvenience but Mother Nature is…
WA 38 Tips to Optimize Fruit Quality Field Day
Join WSU for a fall field day discussing horticulture and tips to optimize fruit quality of WA38 Cosmic Crisp™, WSU’s newest breeding program release. With more than 637,224 WA38 trees in the ground already, WSU…
EVENTS
Rootstock Tour August 25
WA 38 Horticulture Field Day September 6 @ 3:00 pm, Prosser
WA 38 Tips to Optimize Fruit Quality Field Day September 27 @ 3:00 pm, Rock Island
Cider & Perry Production: A Foundation October 9 to 13, Mount Vernon
Next Generation Network October 24 @ 3:30 pm, East Wenatchee
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