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Please help with a survey. As part of a 2015 WSDA funded project “Physiological responses of apple under photo-selective anti-hail netting” our team is conducting…

Now that we are in the midst of cherry harvest, it’s a good time to inspect your orchard for Little Cherry Disease.  This disease is…

Farmers Advocating For Organic (FAFO) grants of $5,000-$50,000 for research, education, and advocacy projects that protect and promote the organic industry and the livelihood of…

Palmer amaranth is a  highly aggressive, fast-growing weed with resistance to herbicides. A new National Pest Alert is available now.

With cherry bloom behind us, and straw coming up rapidly, it’s time to finalize plans for trapping spotted wing drosophila (SWD), and thinking about which…

When researchers think about weed control in crop production, we often think about 'short-term' results, i.e. weed control after 30 days, weed control after 90…

Get ready for a new kind of apple. It's called Cosmic Crisp, and farmers in Washington state, who grow 70 percent of the country's apples,…

With the concern around little cherry disease, growers are testing and finding a number of other cherry viruses in their orchards. Dr. Ken Eastwell spoke…

Timing is everything when it comes to effective pest management. Knowing when a pest is susceptible to which kind of pesticide is the key for…

Weed size is a significant factor influencing the management of weeds with foliar applied herbicides. Larger weeds are notoriously difficult to control, as compared to…