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Pear Pruning for Young Bartlett
Dr. Stefano Musacchi, professor of horticulture at Washington State University and Bob Gix, horticulturist at Blue Star Orchard shared pear pruning tips at this winter's…
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…
Help Improve the PNW Dark Sweet Cherry Developmental Index Chart
OSU and WSU are developing a PNW Dark Sweet Cherry Developmental Index Chart from work done by Todd Einhorn and David Gibeaut. At the heart…
Integrating Beneficial Habitat on your Farm
Integrated Biological Pest Management for Vegetable Growers, Orchardists, Viticulturists & other Columbia Gorge Farmers. THURSDAY, February 23, 2017: MOSIER, Oregon. 8:30a.m. – 4p.m. Mosier Grange…
Invitation to attend the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission Apple Horticulture & Postharvest Review and Crop Protection Review in Yakima
The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission (WTFRC) is inviting all interested industry members to attend two upcoming research reviews in Yakima January 25th and 26th.…
Have you looked at your web soil survey map?
Did you know that every fall the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) updates its data in Web Soil Survey? Web Soil Survey is an online…
Cherry Dormancy Status
Because cold acclimation of temperate-zone trees is triggered by shortening day lengths and progressively lower temperatures, cherry trees developed acclimation and hardiness despite the lack…
Prevalence of storage decays of apple: Lessons from the 2016 statewide survey
Many fungal pathogens cause decay on apple with significant economic losses for packers. The Washington industry is familiar with pathogens like blue mold, gray mold…
Bark Grafting Learn Now Video
Penn State Extension's new ‘Bark Grafting’ Learn Now video guides growers through the process of top-working trees, and discusses how to manage the planting in…
Comments on WA 38 Fruit Quality
Ines Hanrahan from the Tree Fruit Research Commission discussed a few aspects of WA38 at recent field days that are good for producers to be…
