Kate Prengaman

Facing a “rebound year,” the Northwest fresh pear industry plans to reinvigorate export and organic promotions. 

On July 24, Washington State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wenatchee-based scientists will host the tree fruit industry for a field day at Sunrise Research Farm. The event […]

Visiting viticulturist from Australia shares strategies for sustainable grape growing by embracing functional biodiversity.

Several materials that organic tree fruit producers depend on are up for sunset review by the National Organic Standards Board this fall, including inert ingredients integral to mating disruption and […]

Washington State University entomologists develop new codling moth models based on trap catch data to pair population insight with phenology for more precise predictions. 

Honeybear Brands announced the expansion of its Washington program with a new partnership with Starr Ranch Growers.  Minnesota-based Honeybear Brands has operated in Washington for over 25 years, but the […]

Cherry cultivars showing promise as growers learn more with each season.

Registration is open for the winter session of the Latino Agriculture Education for Viticulture Program in Central Washington, according to a news release from the program...

In a Yakima press conference, Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse urged his Senate colleagues to take action on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act before this legislative session ends at the end of the year.

Tree fruit industry groups seek clarity on eligibility details for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.

Grape growers will have a new risk management tool next year to insure the vines themselves, not just the crop, against natural hazards such as wildfire or freeze damage...

Grape Society President Bill Riley presented the organization’s annual awards at the Washington State Grape Society Annual Meeting and Trade Show, held Nov. 15 and 16 in Yakima, Washington. Natural […]

On Friday, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates’ parent company, the tobacco giant Altria, announced its plans to sell Washington’s largest wine business to private equity firm Sycamore Partners Management for $1.2 […]

After decades in a leadership role at the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, board member Jim Doornink is stepping down as chair. He will be replaced by Sam Godwin, a grower from Tonasket, Washington.

Proprietary Variety Management announced plans this spring to introduce a new red apple, Magic Star, into the U.S. market...

WSDA seeks phylloxera sampling volunteers

This week, Upper Canada Growers announced the opening of a new tissue culture laboratory in Harrow, Ontario, that aims to provide Canadian growers with clean fruit trees and rootstocks — […]

Summer weather looks good for the Northwest’s pome fruit growers.Washington growers expect to harvest 137.3 million boxes of fresh market apples this year, up 18 percent from 2018, according to the first forecast released by the Washington State Tree Fruit Association on Wednesday. The organic harvest is estimated at

American producers of dried tart cherries make a reasonable case that they are being injured by imports from Turkey, the U.S. International Trade Commission determined in June. That ruling means […]

At the 17th annual Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo Banquet on Wednesday night, the Michigan State Horticultural Society and the Michigan Vegetable Council presented industry awards and […]