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New and Emerging Tools for Crop Load Management of Apple
After a long, tough winter, the temperatures are finally creeping up and the snow is starting to melt. Most of us still have a lot…
Photoselective Anti Hail Netting
Netting can protect your crop from hail, well worth the value when mother nature strikes. Photo-selective anti-hail nets can also provide additional value by reducing…
Virus Sensitivity in G.935
A recent article authored by Marc Fuchs of Cornell University published in the summer issue of the New York Fruit Quarterly affirmed the concerns that…
Update on the Newly Reported Apple Yellow Rot Caused by Lambertella
Yellow rot, previously described as Lambertella rot, has been identified very recently as a postharvest decay of apple. It is caused by a fungus named…
PAL-BX|ACID5
Atago’s PAL-BX|ACID5 is able to measure the soluble solid content (SSC) and the titratable acidity (TA) of the same sample. The master kit, besides the…
Accuvin Titratable Acidity Test
The Accuvin Titratable Acidity Test is a fast and easy to use tube test to estimate the titratable acidity (TA) concentration in apples. The price…
General Versus Location-specific Fungicide Recommendations to Reduce Decays
For many years, general spray recommendations preharvest or at harvest were given based on the assumed efficacy of the fungicide. However, some fungicides may not…
Water Quality Assessment Approved
The Washington State Department of Ecology is pleased to announce that the Water Quality Assessment submitted to EPA on September 28, 2015 has been approved…
Water Sampling Done Simply
This document is meant to provide simple, easy to follow recommendations for water quality sampling under the FSMA Produce Safety Rule for Agricultural Water testing. The…
Monitoring and Conserving Earwigs in Washington State Apple Orchards
Studies show earwigs can suppress woolly apple aphid populations and they also feed on many other pests, including rosy apple aphid, apple aphid, codling moth…
