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Shipping Cherries
Sweet cherries should be cooled to below 5oC by 4 hours after harvest and low temperatures maintained throughout packing, storage, and transport. Room cooling, forced-air…
Weed Management
Orchard drive rows (alleyways) between tree rows are usually covered with grass, or some other cover crop that is easily mowed. Ground cover is important…
Organic Production
Introduction Washington State University has been involved with organic agriculture for decades. Organic agricultural research started at WSU in the 1970’s and an organic major…
Orchard Management
The orchard management section of this website covers a broad range of practices designed to maximize production of high quality fruit and increase grower profitability.…
Crop Load Management
Crop load management is one of the most important areas of orchard management that growers face each year. Because fruit trees often set more fruit…
Organic Pear
Presentations Assessing effects of an alfalfa cover crop on biological control and tree nutrition in organic pear orchards Effects of Weed and Nutrient Management Practices…
Organic Apple
In Washington, organic apple orchards generally yield the same as conventional orchards, and packouts are often higher. Organic fruit earns premium prices that vary from year to…
