apples

Did you know October is National Apple Month? And, did you know Oregon is home to the second largest cidery in America?

This is a busy time of year for the Washington apple community, not only in the orchards, but overseas as well.

No matter if your role is a producer driving a combine, a driver hauling grain to the local elevators, or a motorist on country roads surrounded by farmland, safety needs to be kept in mind.

With harvest ramping up across the region, the Washington State Tree Fruit Association has a message for all growers, workers, or anyone in the orchard: "Be on the lookout for Japanese beetle."

What changes to the H-2A program would the tree fruit industry like to see? We put that question before Jon DeVaney of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association.

The Cosmic Crisp apple, developed at Washington State University, has proven itself to be a very popular apple variety in a field that’s somewhat crowded.

Apple production is estimated at 11.5 billion pounds, a 5.7% increase over last season. Pear production is expected to be up 22.4% year-over-year.

Earlier this summer MyLand announced the FarmTogether, a multimillion-dollar farmland investment firm, had integrated Myland’s Soil as a Service technology across four of its high-value apple orchards in Washington.

WSU-Extension will hold a Codling Moth Field Day next month in Royal City. Extension officials say experts from WSU, USDA, as well as growers will focus on a variety of topics around successful codling month management.

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...