At Ridgeview Orchards, grower Dan Dietrich has been experimenting with reflective fabric and mechanized picking platforms.

USA Pears debuted a new logo and new branding that aims to reintroduce the fruit to consumers. “Pears don’t get the attention ...

“The most important thing to consumers is texture,” Bowen said. “They might tell you sweetness is what they’re looking for in ...

WA 38 apples are symmetrical in shape and, at cooler locations, the variety’s dark red color appears before fruit is fully mature. This picture of WA 38 was taken one week prior to first commercial ...

El nuevo “libro de texto para WA 38” de la Universidad Estatal de Washington presenta los mejores métodos de poda.

Hood River Valley growers have produced it in small quantities commercially for a few years now, but some of the trees may have pear vein yellows, a common pear virus that can diminish vigor. Most of ...

The Adverse Effect Wage Rate will likely go down for fruit growers in 2026. The federal government has announced interim regulations that change how the regionalized minimum wages for H-2A workers are ...

Manoella Mendoza of the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission leads a field day about the WA 64, the apple to be marketed as Sunflare, through a Phase 3 commercial trial block near Prosser, ...

Los fracasos en el control de la palomilla de la manzana se deben a la aparición de resistencia al granulovirus en dos poblaciones detectadas en Washington.

Patricia Bahena, left, scans Premier Honeycrisp apples for size and color in early August at the Douglas Fruit warehouse near Pasco, Washington, as trucks deliver more apples in the background.

Researchers from around the globe who devote their studies to novel approaches to fire blight management recently gathered in Washington to share findings.