Jonelle Mejica

Direct payments to fresh sweet cherry producers available through the USDA Market Facilitation Program.

Washington state grape growers and wine makers are invited to provide input for direction of the Washington State Wine Commission’s statewide research program by attending the commission’s annual research review […]

Washington State University Extension announced in a news release the 2023 Virtual Orchard Meetup summer series of webinars...

Oregon and Washington grape growers can still register for the “Building Better Spray Programs for Vineyards” workshop scheduled Tuesday, April 5 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Hood River, […]

Washington Apple Education Foundation awards over $1 million in scholarships

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled alleged civil chemical accident prevention and preparedness violations with three separate companies operating a total of eight cold storage facilities in Yakima County, Washington, according to an EPA news release. All facilities involved in the settlement use anhydrous ammonia for refrigerated cold storage. 

The Washington State Tree Fruit Association announced its 27th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held August 25 at the Highlander Golf Course in East Wenatchee.According to a news release, the tournament format has been modified to be compliant with COVID-19 restrictions. Rolling tee times will start at 8

Agricultural Leadership Program course in Wenatchee, Washington, starting April 28...

Washington State University Tree Fruit Extension is warning growers of extreme fire blight risk continuing through the weekend with rain and warmer temperatures in the forecast...

The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission invites anyone interested to join the 2021 Northwest Pear Research Review on Feb. 17, to be held virtually on Zoom from 8:40 a.m. to […]

Kimberly A. Kropf and Caleb J. Coulter were appointed to the Michigan Apple Committee board of directors on April 12 and attended their first Michigan Apple Committee meeting on June 4. Kropf succeeds Tony Blattner, representing District 3 growers for a term expiring April 1, 2022. Kropf currently works

The International Fruit Tree Association is offering scholarship opportunities for young professionals who want to attend the 2020 IFTA Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Feb. 9–12. IFTA members worldwide […]

Jamie Peha The Auction of Washington Wines has named industry veteran Jamie Peha its interim executive director, effective immediately.According to a news release, Peha has already played a key role as part of the AWW team. As director of the event’s Private Barrel Auction, she grew

Clean Plant Center Northwest offers low-cost little cherry disease testing

The New York State Berry Growers Association (NYSBGA) has partnered with Cornell Cooperative Extension to bring growers a pair of winter Blueberry Intensive Workshops.The workshops will be held in Ellicottville, New York, on March 5 and in Millbrook, New York, on March 14. The cost to attend is

Auction of Washington Wines announced it is moving all 2020 events to a virtual-only format. The decision was made with consideration for the safety and well-being of all patrons, donors, […]

Washington State University's fourth annual tree fruit research field day is scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 6...

CMI Orchards LLC announced in a news release a new strategic partnership with Yakima Fruit and Cold Storage Co.  “With this partnership comes tremendous opportunity to increase our daily shipping […]

Pear Bureau Northwest will hold its 91st annual meeting May 31 and June 1 in Wenatchee, Washington...

The Washington Growers League will hold its 2022 Labor Conference & Annual Meeting online Thursday, Feb. 3, according to a news release.  The agenda includes these topics:  —Labor law issues […]