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The Die-Off of Generic Escherichia coli on Preharvest Apples
Key Findings and Recommendations on Time-to-Harvest Intervals for Washington Apple Growers from Two Recent Studies.
Real-Time Detection of Little Cherry Disease: Research Progress and Findings
Little Cherry Disease (LCD), caused by three pathogens – Little Cherry Virus-1 (LChV-1), Little Cherry Virus-2 (LChV-2), and X-disease phytoplasma (XDP) – poses a serious…
Upcoming Produce Safety Alliance Grower Trainings
The WSDA Produce Safety Program, Washington State University, and the Washington State Tree Fruit Association, are organizing multiple upcoming in-person Produce Safety Alliance Grower Trainings…
Big data comes for the big apple: WSU researchers develop interactive tool for visualizing food consumption
An apple a day keeps the doctor away, the saying goes, but how much do Americans eat apples?
Frost Protection Tools, Upcoming Cold Hardiness Webinar, and Team Additions
AgWeatherNet is back with its Weather with AgWeatherNet monthly webinar series! In October, we featured our new forecasting platform for frost protection. Join us this…
Pear psylla damage comparable in conventional and IPM orchards across the first three years using IPM
Wenatchee Valley pear orchards in their third year of following IPM guidelines experienced similar pear psylla damage as conventional orchards in 2024.
STAR Conservation Survey
Help us by sharing your insights! We are surveying experts and practitioners (i.e., farmers, researchers, agronomists, etc.) to learn more about the tree fruit conservation…
Effective Strategies for Managing Bacterial Canker During Fall
Bacterial canker in sweet cherries is caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae (PSS) van Hall (Romoli, 1963, Latorre et al., 1980). This pathogen…
Recommended Harvest Criteria for Commercial WA-38 Storage in 2024
Use this guide in addition to the published marketing and quality standards for the 2024 crop year. First ship date for fruit produced in the…
Mesonet Expansion
We're thrilled to announce that we have rounded the NW corner of the Olympic Mountains with the addition of a new Mesonet weather station in…
