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The Complexities and Opportunities of Water Markets
A key impact of climate change on water availability in the Columbia River Basin is a shift in the timing of water supply, as warmer…
The First Year of the Pear Psylla Phenology-based Management Program Exhibits IPM Success
2022 was the first year of comparing WSU’s pear psylla IPM phenology program against conventional programs in commercial pear orchards. Compared with conventional orchards, IPM…
New Cherry Economics Publications
This study is intended for growers and investors considering the economic and financial consequences of planting a high-density or ultra-high-density sweet cherry orchard.
Reducing areawide pear psylla winterforms requires an areawide effort
Pears are picked, but pear psylla are still present. Conventional orchards that used insecticide-based management have a five-fold increase in pear psylla abundance compared with…
Evaluation of Pear IPM Toolbox Project
Help evaluate the impact of a recent pear IPM project.
Cosmic Crisp – 2022 Pre harvest observations
Written by B. Sallato and I. Hanrahan, October 2022. Growers are starting to harvest their WA 38 orchards, and while it is still early to…
NOSB Fall 2022 Meeting Comment Period Open
Comments due September 29 for National Organic Standards Board. Critically important materials up for review this October include: Fixed coppers and copper sulfate, sticky traps…
Honeycrisp Starch Chart
The following honeycrisp starch scale was developed by the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission. Honeycrisp Starch Scale
2022 Update: Additional WA 38 Harvest and Storage Considerations
The compound 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) has been used as a postharvest storage treatment to slow fruit ripening. The 1-MCP binds to ethylene receptors and hinders ethylene-depended…
Monitor and Manage Vectors of X-disease phytoplasma
Both leafhopper population numbers and X-disease phytoplasma concentration in the tree are likely to be higher after harvest. When phytoplasma concentration in the tree is…
