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Fruit Matters – Tree Fruit News July 2024

NEWS

HIRING: WSU Tree Fruit Extension Educator

We are currently seeking a dynamic individual for a WSU Tree Fruit Extension Educator – Information and Technology Transfer position.

Apply for USDA Funding for Food Safety Certifications

The USDA has expanded funding for specialty crop growers through the Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops (FSCSC) program for 2024 and 2025, offering financial assistance for food safety certifications and related expenses. Washington specialty…

When and how to reduce doubling in sweet cherry

Real-Time In-Orchard Apple Heat Stress Monitoring System

Sunburn is a major issue in apple production, resulting up to 40% yield loss. Sunburn adversely affects the fruit aesthetics and reduces marketability. For several years, the fruit surface temperature (FST) has been used as…

WSU Decision Aid System Update July 2024

The DAS apple sunburn model

Grounding Long-Term Soil Health Tree Fruit Research in Stakeholder Needs

From soil health issues to fruit quality concerns, growers face obstacles that demand innovative solutions….

LATEST VIDEOS

Private Network Participation – the Hardware and Software

Presented by Field Meteorologist, Contezac Hill and Sean Hill, Applications Systems Analyst/Developer

Virtual Orchard Meetups: Heat Session with Lee Kalcsits, Washington State University

Managing the uncontrollable: resilience to extreme events

OPPORTUNITIES

Smart Orchard Field Day

      July 26 8:30 to noon NWFM LLC managed WSU Smart Apple Orchard Testbed at Mattawa, WA   Join us and learn more about the on-the-market as well as commercialization ready orchard automation and…

EVENTS

CPAAS and Ag Weather Network Open House

Jul 12 | WSU-Prosser Roza Orchard

Pear Psylla Field Day 2024

Jul 24 | McDevitt orchard in Peshastin, WA

Irrigation Technology Field Day

Jul 25 |

Smart Orchard Field Day

Jul 26 | Smart Orchard Mattawa

WSU-USDA Tree Fruit Research Field Day Sunrise Orchard

Aug 6 | WSU Sunrise Orchard

TEAM

Karen Lewis
Tianna DuPont
Dani Gray
Gwen Hoheisel
Marcella Magby
Manoella Mendoza
Claire Murphy
Bernardita Sallato
Tory Schmidt
Corina Serban

Fruit Matters July 2024 was edited by Jodi Rinaldi (WSU Extension) and Bernardita Sallato.

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