apples

According to the latest numbers from NASS Northwest apple production dropped between 2020-2021, while cherry production during that same time period increased. Between Washington and Oregon, apple production dropped 1% over the past year ...

What kind of disease pressures to apples face in storage? Tim Madden discusses what options growers and packing houses have during today's Agronomic Minute. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...

As we hit the halfway mark of our Northwest Farm Credit Services quarterly commodity snap-shot series, we look at the local tree fruit industry. Bill Perry, Vice President at Northwest Farm Credit Services said their outlook expects profitable returns for apple growers and slightly profitable returns for apple packers for the 2021-22 crop ...

Valent U.S.A recently announced the availability of anew tool to chemically thin tree fruit, for effective crop load management. Kevin Forney with Valent said Accede is a completely new and unique concept for stone fruit across the Pacific Northwest ...

Apple Exports to Southeast Asia have dropped by 40% over the past three years. Thursday’s report from the U.S. Apple Association said the drastic drop in exports is especially being felt as Chinese New Year gets underway Tuesday. The holiday helped secure a large market for the U.S. ap ...

We may be in the middle of winter, but it’s never too early to start thinking about the upcoming growing season, specifically making sure your irrigation is running at the top of its game. That’s where Ceres Imaging can help. John Bourne said they partner with farmers to build a profitable operation, thanks to proprietary ariel high resolution imagery, sensors and analytics to determine the healt

In day two of our Northwest Farm Credit Services quarterly commodity snapshot series, we turn our attention to local tree fruit, apples and pears. Bill Perry, Vice President at NWFCS said their 12-month profitability outlook anticipates slight profits for pear growers and packers ...

Washington-based Chelan Fruit Cooperative has been acquired by International Farming. The news comes just after grower, packer and shipper of apples, cherries and pears celebrated its 100th anniversary as a grower-owned cooperative. The vertically integrated tree fruit producer currently includes 1,100 acres of apple and cherry orchards and state-of-the-art packing facilities, controlled atmosph

What's being done to reopen the Indian market to U.S. apple growers? Mark Powers President of the Northwest Horticultural Council has the latest developments. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...

The USDA is in the final stages of making changes to crop insurance rules for apple growers. Apple growers, are nearing the end of what has been a four-year USDA reevaluation of your crop insurance program and USDA has just put out its final proposed changes in the program for apples ...