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WAEF Announces Apple Art Winners
WAEF Announces Apple Art Winners
WAEF Announces Apple Art Winners
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...
Focus On Fruit: 06/12/25
Focus On Fruit: 06/12/25
Focus On Fruit: 06/12/25
With a new fiscal year underway starting July 1, what's the expectation for this year's apple crop.  Jennie Strong with the Washington Apple Commission has that and much more 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@townsqu...
Focus On Fruit: 05/08/25
Focus On Fruit: 05/08/25
Focus On Fruit: 05/08/25
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.   ...
Focus On Fruit: 04/24/25
Focus On Fruit: 04/24/25
Focus On Fruit: 04/24/25
Washington State University is warning pear and apple growers to watch for fire blight.  WSU's Tianna Dupont explains what growers need to watch for, and steps they need to take.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsqu...
Focus On Fruit: 04/17/25
Focus On Fruit: 04/17/25
Focus On Fruit: 04/17/25
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 ...
Long-Range Weather Looks Encouraging For Yakima Basin
Long-Range Weather Looks Encouraging For Yakima Basin
Long-Range Weather Looks Encouraging For Yakima Basin
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...
NASS: Apple Crop Is Rebounding Nicely
NASS: Apple Crop Is Rebounding Nicely
NASS: Apple Crop Is Rebounding Nicely
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...

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