Fruit Matters – Tree Fruit News March 2024

A reminder about best management practices to reduce the risk of bacterial canker outbreaks this spring.

Uncertainty in beekeeping and challenges in the almond industry are likely to impact tree fruit growers in Washington. Maintain and build good relationships with your pollination providers.

S allele compatability for apple and pollenizers.

Make a plan now to be ready to prevent fire blight in your orchard this year.

Additional weedy hosts for the X-disease phytoplasma affecting cherries and stone fruit have been identified by the WSU Harper lab.

Tips for soil sampling in tree fruit orchards.

Every county in Washington State that has commercial tree fruit operations that ship fruit to specific countries outside the United States are required to have a functioning County Horticultural Pest and Disease Board.

The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission (WTFRC), founded in 1969, represents tree fruit producers in Washington state, including apple, cherry, and stone fruit growers and packers, as well as administering research on behalf of the…

Date: January 2024 Authors: Paige Beuhler and Ines Hanrahan For 2024, the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission (WTFRC) approved $230,561 to help fund six (6) new projects. The Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission (OSCC) is co-funding…

AWN has spent most of the winter focusing on revamping our web portal and planning for new, monthly outreach events called Weather With AWN.

This article reports the findings from the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission funded project titled “Efficient heat stress management for improved apple fruit quality” (2021-2023).

Welcome to DAS 2024 updates

Virtual Orchard Meetups: Cold Session with Matthew Whiting

Virtual Orchard Meetups Series: Cold Session with Jason Londo

Virtual Orchard Meetups: Cold Session Grower Panel

An overview of the WSU AgWeatherNet. AWN collects and delivers high quality, site-specific weather data and products for effective agricultural decision-support, serving irrigated agriculture in central Washington and the rest of the state (farmers, gardeners,…

Aldo Hanel, WSU Entomology spoke at the 2024 NCW Tree Fruit Days on earwigs for biocontrol. Moving earwigs from stone fruit to pome fruit can improve control of woolly apple aphids and pear psylla, but…

Gary Grove, WSU Plant Pathology spoke at 2024 NCW Tree Fruit Days on powdery mildew management. Topics covered include: management starts with pruning; irrigation starts the infection cycle; importance of suckering; importance of timing products…