NEWS
WA 64 –Tree Characteristics and Horticulture
Written by Bernardita Sallato, Sara Serra, Manoella Mendoza, Kate Evans and Stefano Musacchi, October 2024. WA 64 is a bicolored apple, the result of a cross between Cripps Pink and Honeycrisp, developed by Washington…
Effective Strategies for Managing Bacterial Canker During Fall
Bacterial canker in sweet cherries is caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae (PSS) van Hall (Romoli, 1963, Latorre et al., 1980). This pathogen is commonly associated with wet and cold weather (Latorre, 2008)….
Early Fall Defoliation in Sweet Cherry
In perennial species, natural leaf senescence in the fall is part of a remobilization of mobile nutrients and carbohydrates to wood, buds and roots.
STAR Conservation Survey
Help us by sharing your insights! We are surveying experts and practitioners (i.e., farmers, researchers, agronomists, etc.) to learn more about the tree fruit conservation production practices in Washington. The goal is to better understand…
Agriculture Support Program Update for Washington’s Agricultural Producer and Transporter Communities
WSDA launched the Agriculture Support Program (ASP) in August of this year. The program is meant to assist agricultural producers and transporters who purchased fuel in 2023 for on-farm agricultural production but did not directly…
Pear psylla damage comparable in conventional and IPM orchards across the first three years using IPM
Wenatchee Valley pear orchards in their third year of following IPM guidelines experienced similar pear psylla damage as conventional orchards in 2024.
Frost Protection Tools, Upcoming Cold Hardiness Webinar, and Team Additions
AgWeatherNet is back with its Weather with AgWeatherNet monthly webinar series! In October, we featured our new forecasting platform for frost protection. Join us this month on November 13th to learn more about cold hardiness…
North Central Washington Tree Fruit Days January 21-23 in Wenatchee, Feb 6 in Omak – Registration open
Join us for WSU Tree Fruit Extension Programs in North Central Washington on January 21,22,23, and February 6, 2025. Co-sponsored by Northwest Cherries, Pear Bureau Northwest, NCW Fieldmen’s Association and the Okanogan Horticultural Association. These…
EVENTS
Nov 13 |
Columbia Basin Tree Fruit Club – November
Nov 20 | Country Gentleman
Dec 3 | Yakima Extension Office
Dec 4 | The Old Flour Mill
2025 Technology Research Review
Dec 5 | Wenatchee Valley College
TEAM
Karen Lewis
Tianna DuPont
Dani Gray
Gwen Hoheisel
Marcella Magby
Manoella Mendoza
Claire Murphy
Bernardita Sallato
Tory Schmidt
Corina Serban
EDITOR
The Nov 2024 edition of Fuit Matters was edited by Bernardita Sallato Camona, WSU Extension.
