Curtiss plans to compare the M3 drone releases with hand releases, working with about 12 growers in Washington and six in Michigan. Up until this year, the Canadian facility and M3 had been shipping ...

Steve Booher of Smart Guided Systems inspects the lidar sensor that guides the targeted sprayer control unit. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower) “We can retrofit any brand of airblast sprayer on the ...

The Washington State Wine Commission continues to have direct input in smoke research. At the state level, we fund smoke research at Washington State University. Regionally, we serve on the advisory ...

H-2A tips Tips and advice for growers using H-2A labor could fill a book, but here are a few highlights discussed during workshops and conferences this year: —Put a variety of farm tasks on the DOL ...

Rather than launch a full inspection — the WSDA’s standard pesticide inspection includes evaluating pesticide labels, equipment, PPE, weather, chemical storage, record keeping and more — the project ...

Salisbury said he and the research team went into this project from the perspective that there were two issues to resolve. One involved perception — how does the machine differentiate fruit from ...

McGrath said there are about 1,070 hard cideries in the United States (including breweries, wineries and meaderies that also make cider), a sevenfold increase since 2011. Cider is now made ...

Small, fruit-fly sized samurai wasps (Trissolcus japonicus) emerge from brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) eggs and stretch their wings before flying off into a commercial apple orchard near White ...

A codling moth adult on an apple fruitlet. Codling moth management challenges prompted the creation of a new industry task force. (Courtesy Mike Doerr/Washington State University) To address the ...

Himalayan blackberry already hosts populations of SWD, one of the challenges growers in the region face to manage the pest. It’s hoped that liability can become an asset if Ganaspis and other ...

A sampling of blueberries prepared for sensory analysis as part of a Michigan State University project to see if delaying harvest for certain varieties improves their flavor. (Courtesy Emily ...

How the vineyard floor is managed can influence soil health metrics, as in this vineyard near Walla Walla, Washington, where native vegetation was managed in the alleyway when the Washington State ...