horticulture

According to ERS, the value of U.S. agricultural imports grew an average of 4% a year between fiscal years 2012 and 2022.  Total U.S. agricultural imports rose from $139 billion to $194 billion, with growth concentrated in select commodity groups.  Horticu...

General registration is open now for businesses interested in participating in the 2022 Horticultural Expo this December in Wenatchee.  Dawn Milne with the Hort Expo said the event is three days of all things horticultural, not just apples.   “...

The theme for this month’s Northwest Horticultural Trade Expo was “Weather the Storm and Prepare for Progress in Smoother Sailing.” Jon DeVaney President of the Washington state Tree Fruit Assocation said for the industry to enjoy smoother sailing into the future, producers, packers, workers need to share their story. "The mist ...

In September, the U.S. Agency for International Development announced it will provide a base $15 million investment, over the next five years, to support global research program led by UC-Davis. The research will focus on advancing fruit and vegetable production as well as improve handling and consumption efforts in struggling or developing nations ...

The Specialty crop industry in Idaho will have a little more grant money to use this year. The Idaho state Department of Agriculture announced earlier this month that it will accept applications for an additional $2.8 million in grant money available through the specialty crop block grant program ...

On Tuesday, Congresswoman Kim Schrier announced she has once again been named to the House Ag Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. Schrier served on this Subcommittee during the 116th Congress. “The Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research Subcommittee is an important Subcommittee to our district and Washington state, with jurisdiction over policies relating to tree fruit gr

What's the size of the U.S. horticultural industry? And how has it changed over the past five years? The answers to that and other related questions are now available. The USDA is just out with its 2019 Census of Horticultural Specialties, which Lance Hoenig with the Department's Statistic Service calls the most comprehensive look at the horticulture industry ...

Scientists at Washington State University have teamed up for a $12.8 million research effort, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to reveal genes and valuable traits for new and tastier blueberries and cranberries.   Washington is one of the top berry producing states in the U.S.  ...

A new rule that went into effect this year removes penalties for cherry processors in Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Utah, who previously faced lost market access to or through California for an entire season when fruit from just a few individual growers tested positive for fruit fly larva...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture is now accepting Concept Proposals for the 2020 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.  WSDA’s program is used to award USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funds for projects that enhance the competitiveness of Washington’s specialty crops.  Projects canno...