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A fresh face in Idaho agriculture brings a wealth of knowledge and a passion for fruit. Get ready for some juicy insights from the Parma Research Center.

In Wenatchee, a team is turning to nature’s own solutions to tackle a pesky apple crop invader. It’s an intriguing approach that could change the game for local growers.

Washington agricultural history could receive new recognition under a bill introduced last week by state Representative Gloria Mendoza.

According to USApple the first report of fresh and processing apples in storage is incomplete, thanks to the government shutdown.

Last week, the Washington Apple Education Foundation announced the winners of the 2025 Year of the Apple Art Contest sponsored by Corteva Agriscience.  This year, 45 submissions were received from high school students across central Washington.  Entries...

Tree fruit growers across Washington, and the Northwest, are struggling to make a profit.  What needs to change to allow growers to benefit from their commodity?  We put that question before the Washington State Tree Fruit's Jon DeVaney.   ...

Trade and tariffs have been in the news for several months.  How are local apple growers being impacted?  Jon DeVaney with the Washington State Tree Fruit Association has more.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquareme... Read More ...

Snowpack and reservoir levels are already creating concerns for irrigators in the Yakima Basin.  But it looks like, according to one expert, that Mother Nature will help in other ways this year.  When it comes to the temperatures growers can expect this season, Drew Lerner, Senior Agricultural Meteorologist at World Weather, Inc., said central Wash...

Some encouraging news for Apple growers after producer prices dropped to a four-year low last April in both nominal and real terms.   "Fresh apple grower prices reported by USDA NASS began to slowly increase in the first six months of the 2024-2025 marketing year,” said USDA economist Catharine Weber.  She added app...

The Washington Apple Commission's Jennie Strong talks about the latest international marketing efforts in today's Focus On Fruit.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@to...