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A Pre-bloom Pear Psylla Management Program, 2024
An outline of current guidelines and evidence for effective pear pest management.
WTRFC Project Synopsis: Decision Support Tool for Precision Orchard Management
A project addressing individual tree nutrition requirements through a combination of automated sensing, machine learning algorithms, decision support tools, and variable rate technology.
Is it important to monitor bud tissue temperature for spring frost management in sweet cherry?
The relationship between air and bud tissue temperature could be used to better predict lethal temperatures.
WA 64 Update
Negotiations with the first potential licensee for WA 64 have begun.
Good to Know: Apple Pruning 101
As part of WSU and Good Fruit grower educational efforts, Bernardita Sallato shares advice about apple pruning basics and her experience with WA 38. This…
The Scouting Network: A New Tool for Bio-based Pear IPM
The Scouting Network is a new tool helping pear growers transition to bio-based Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
Refreshing Herbicide Knowledge
Herbicide is a great tool for weed management. How do they work exactly? Let's refresh some basic herbicide-related information in this article.
AgWeatherNet Update
Following the end of building season for the field crew, November saw a focus on the AWN web portal and the Tier 3 Private Network…
Year 2 of pheno-IPM for pear psylla management: it worked, 2023
In their second year following IPM guidelines, pear orchards on this research project had less honeydew damage and more beneficials than comparison conventional orchards.
Grower Input Needed for Environmental Impact Study of Washington’s Apple Production
Written by Dan Langager, Northwest Horticultural Council, November 1, 2023 As demand for agriculture to reduce its climate impacts continues to build from regulators,…
