apples

Last week, Agricultural Marketing Service awarded over $2 million for Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funding to Idaho for Fiscal Year 2024.  The Idaho State Department of Agriculture will take the money and fund projects focused on enhancing the competitiveness of specialty crop products and create new market opportunities for the state’s specialty crop producers.   “...

Washington’s farming community set a record two years ago.  Ag production in 2022 totaled $12.8 billion, shattering the previous record high of $10.4 billion in 2015 and up 27% from the revised previous year value of $10.1 billion.  The value of ...

According to the latest numbers from NASS, apple production in Oregon is forecast at 150 million pounds, down 5% from 2023.  Washington apple production is forecast at 7.5 billion pounds, down 1% from last year's production. Washington ranks #1 nationwide in apple production, accounting for 68% of the U.S. production ...

PNW Ag Network speaks with Emily LaRosa (MSU) at the WSU Smart Orchard Field Day in Mattawa about her project building a new lexicon around automated apple picking.

Apple growers are expressing concerns as high supply and lower demand are resulting in slower sales at lower prices.

Washington State takes its apples seriously, so - which is best, organic or conventionally grown apples?

I mean, you could make this at home but why would you want to when someone else will do all the work for you? The Willow on 35th and Tieton is a fun place to grab breakfast or lunch, they have amazing coffee drinks, and fun options on the menu that you won't find anywhere else in Yakima...

Identification of specific pests in your orchard is critical for proper pest management.  UPL's John Aigner tell us about aphids, and what control options producers have. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaag...

In today's Focus On Fruit, we check in with the Washington Apple Commission.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com 

This week, Kendall Johnson talks about how UPL can help apple growers with crop protection.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com