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Pursuit of Grants Alters Washington Extension Priorities
This is the fifth story in a series about the future of Extension. Contrary to the opinions of most of his old professors, Tim Smith is not a loser. In fact, he’s quite highly regarded... more »
USDA Federal Order to Halt Spread of Light Brown Apple Moth
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has implemented a federal order to restrict the interstate movement of nursery stock, cut flowers and greenery from several counties in California and the entire state of... more »
‘Good Neighbors’ Control Fruit Pests
It's that time of year again ... the time when owners of cherry, apple, crab apple and pear trees need to be spraying their trees with pesticides to prevent wormy insects from destroying the fruit.... more »
Light Brown Apple Moth Detected in Four California Counties
The light brown apple moth, a serious pest of apples in other countries and a quarantine pest in the United States, has been found in four San Francisco Bay-area counties, according to the California Department... more »
Assistant Editor Returns to the Industry
What goes around comes around, they say. But is it progress when you end up so close to where you started? I was born and raised just a few miles from here (Sparta, Mich.). One... more »
The Squeeze is On – Not Just in Apple Juice
Every orchard and every firm in the apple business needs to have a strategy for dealing with the charge from China. For growers, that probably doesn’t mean planting more Fuji apple trees. Right now, China’s... more »
Irrigation Outlook Mixed
The irrigation outlook for 2005 is better than it has been in years, at least in Colorado. The last few years, water levels have been low due to drought, but local growers are hoping the... more »
Taiwan Reopens Borders to U.S. Apples
The customer is always right. That adage, almost a cliché, certainly describes the attitude of many apple producers who seek export markets. Why else would they go to such lengths to get them? In recent... more »
Large East Coast Customer Base Makes It All Work
When Pam and Gary Mount bought Terhune Orchards in 1975, they weren’t just looking to run a farm. They wanted to create a community gathering place, and they seem to have succeeded. More than 500,000... more »
Hip Apple Seeks Market Groove
A few Washington apple producers are starting to benefit from being members of an exclusive club that grows a New Zealand apple called Jazz. The variety moved into retail stores in the United States and... more »
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