Philosophy and science collide in reaction to gene-editing white paper by founder of Okanagan Specialty Fruits.

Large, 105-ounce cans wait to be filled at the Del Monte Foods cannery in Yakima, Washington, in November. As retail demand for canned fruit continues to decline, Del Monte closed the facility in May.

Alondra Mendez, front, and Juan Munguía remove blossoms from the tops of WA 64 trees in April at the Washington State University Roza research farm near Prosser. The precocious variety, to be marketed ...

Oregon growers face less troublesome X-disease vector than Washington growers.

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 local cherry business isn’t easy, he said. The cost of labor in New York keeps rising. Hail, rain cracking and other challenges make it difficult to produce consistent volume, fruit quality and ...

Two Washington-based fruit companies owned by International Farming, Legacy Fruit of Wapato and Chelan Fruit of Chelan, will now operate together through a company rebranded as the Legendary Fruit Co.

Piet Bosman, center, of Dutoit Agri, one of South Africa’s largest tree fruit growers, talks to members of the International Fruit Tree Association about the company’s experience learning to grow ...

Commercial netting trials, using both structured and drape netting, cover Rainier cherries during harvest in June 2023 at Finley Cherries northwest of Benton City, Washington. Growers are deploying ...

“Wunsch Farms has always been a great supporter of the research station and our area growers — way back to when I started and Josh got me involved with a big mason bee project,” said Nikki Rothwell, ...

Amy Cohn Michigan grower and CMI board chair Emily Miezio said the new leadership structure will give the tart cherry industry a more unified voice. CMI and CIAB staff are based in the same office in ...