News Articles
Reimbursement for Composting
WSDA is launching the Compost Reimbursement Program to encourage on-farm compost use. Approximately $1 million will be distributed annually on a first-come, first-served basis. All…
BMPs for tree removal for X disease and Little Cherry Virus infected trees
Methods to remove trees infected with X-disease or Little cherry disease.
AgWeatherNet Update
The month of August saw the completion of two new Mesonet tower stations bringing the network total to 40. It was also a busy month…
Fall Leafhopper Management
Manage leafhopper vectors of X-disease in their final fall generation.
NOSB Fall 2023 Meetings and Grower Comment Opportunity
The National Organic Standards Board’s annual fall comment period is open, with several materials crucial to organic tree fruit under review. The NOSB highly values…
Announcement: 2023 Cherry MRL Report
Since 2011, the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission has conducted annual studies to provide the Northwest cherry industry basic information about residues of commonly used…
Save the Date North Central Washington Tree Fruit Days January 16-18 in Wenatchee
Join us for WSU Tree Fruit Extension Programs in North Central Washington on January 16-18, 2024. Co-sponsored by WSU Extension, Northwest Cherries, Pear Bureau Northwest,…
The Fungi Among Us
This article is a summary of a presentation made to the Columbia Basin Tree Fruit Club on April 26, 2023.
WA 64 Apple Cultivar Announcement of Opportunity (AOO) – Licensee
The Washington State University Office of Commercialization (WSU-OC), the licensing arm of WSU, the assigned owner of WA 64, desires to find, through this Announcement…
Third-generation pear psylla outlook, August 2023
Pear psylla are starting to become more abundant in conventional than in IPM and organic orchards. What is happening and why?
