Berries

For must of us a holiday feast table has to have a turkey and one other standby: cranberry sauce.  Cranberries are synonymous with the holidays but from the standpoint of the cranberry industry, "We of course want to push the year round versatility, we also want people to look at cranberries in a different way around the holidays," said Karen Cahill with the cranberry marketing committee

Mechanical harvesters.   Typically when we discuss that technology, focus turns to the tree fruit industry, or vine and plant fruit crops, such as grapes and berries, bound for processing.   However, researchers at Washington State University and a host of other Land Grant institutions continue to push for harvesters that can pull fruit destined for fresh markets.  WSU’s L...

Washington State University and Oregon State University will hold a free blueberry pruning workshop in Prosser on Monday November 18th.  The morning event will include a 90 minute presentation by OSU’s Dr. Bernadine Strik, focused on the rationale and fundamentals of highbush blueberry pruning in central Washington.  Followin...

Washington State University and Oregon State University will hold a free blueberry pruning workshop in Prosser on Monday November 18th.  The morning event will include a 90 minute presentation by OSU’s Dr. Bernadine Strik, focused on the rationale and fundamentals of highbush blueberry pruning in central Washington.  Followin...

Following Wednesday’s announced that the U.S. and Japan had signed a trade deal, Representative Greg Walden said the announced was welcomed news for Oregon Farmers and Ranchers.   “This trade deal is welcome news for Oregon’s farmers and ranchers,” Walden said. “During my townhalls in She...

It’s taken more than a decade to develop, but Washington State University has unveiled a new raspberry variety, Cascade Premier.  WSU Small Fruit Breeder Patrick Moore has been working on varieties at WSU’s Puyallup Research Center for 31 year, and he calls this the best one year.   “Cascad...

It’s taken more than a decade to develop, but Washington State University has unveiled a new raspberry variety, Cascade Premier.  WSU Small Fruit Breeder Patrick Moore has been working on varieties at WSU’s Puyallup Research Center for 31 year, and he calls this the best one year.   “Cascade Pr...

NASS says the amount of Northwest apples used for either fresh or processed products dropped 11% last year.  In Washington, apple utilized production hit 6.37 billion pounds last year, a 12% decline from the previous year.  The Value of utilized production came in at $2.19 billio...

The Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center at the University of Idaho will expand its mission to provide public education Friday, May 31, when it hosts the Heritage Orchard Conference for researchers, heritage apple explorers, fruit growers and others.  U ...

Earlier this week, the Washington Red Raspberries Commission issued an alert, asking consumers to buy local.  The request came after a host of growers were informed that their fruit would not be purchased, thanks to a glut of less expensive fruit from overseas, mainly from Mexico.  He...