Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission

Last month, Western Growers announced it was spearheading a Global Harvest Automation Initiative. The hope is to accelerate harvest automation across the fresh produce industry, with a goal of automating 50% of harvest within the next decade ...

Clean Plant Center Northwest announced Friday low costs testing of the Little Cherry Virus 2 and the X-disease phytoplasma ($9.06 for one pathogen, $10.61 for both, per sample).  CPC officials said they hope this reduced cost will encourage growers to get their trees tested, and help in the efforts to map the spread of this devastating disease.  CP...

Now that spring has sprung, that means the orchards across the Inland Northwest as buzzing with activity, and we’re not just talking about the bees.  The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission says now is a key time of the year for growers to maximize their production.   “...