Good Fruit Grower
2 days ago · Early apple is on time for California market. California apple growers develop variety that harvests in early July. Robot demonstrates spot-on fertilizer application for orchards. Work on robotic nitrogen applicator steers industry toward tree-level management. Arresting Washington’s most wanted wine grape pest.
A three-for-all approach to orchard systems – Good Fruit Grower
5 days ago · About 20 years ago, farm owner Graham Gamache and his veteran orchard manager, Javier Ramos, were introduced to a three-leader V-trellis orchard system and liked that it simplifies pruning and thinning, keeps fruit close to the leaders and controls vigor while maintaining nutrient flow to the fruit. They stuck with it to keep management simple ...
Crops – Good Fruit Grower
Washington Apple Commission talks 2024 crop and promotional plans. October 17th, 2024 | 0 Comments. The Washington Apple Commission met Oct. 15 in Ellensburg for the first time with new president Michael Schadler on board and discussed the ongoing harvest, the promotional budget for the 2024–25 crop year and how the success of those programs is measured...
Blueberries – Good Fruit Grower
Berries on hold with high-tech, low-pressure storage. January 24th, 2024 | Blueberries, January 15th 2024 Issue, Kate Prengaman, Marketing, Postharvest. Low-pressure storage chambers extend blueberry storage six weeks for Washington farm. Read More.
Recent Articles – Good Fruit Grower
July 30th, 2024. family background/ Sam is a sixth-generation farmer who is engaged to Lucia Ellis and is the son of Larry and Janice Lutz. Cassian is a first-generation farmer who is married to Emily Lutz and is the son of Jean-Guy Ferlatte and Bernadette Fernandes.
From root to fruit – Good Fruit Grower
2 days ago · From root to fruit. The wide-ranging research project that aimed to help growers optimize rootstock choice for fruit quality, stress resistance and profit wraps up five years of findings. April 15th 2021 Issue. Kate Prengaman // April 22, 2021. Rootstock breeder Gennaro Fazio shows the root growth on two G.16 rootstocks at Cornell University ...
Blogs – Good Fruit Grower
2 days ago · November 30th, 2022. The Washington State Tree Fruit Association wants more transparency for growers around the state’s wage surveys, one of many labor-related priorities for 2023.
Our Print Magazine – Good Fruit Grower
Good Fruit Grower produces the tree fruit and grape growing industry's most respected editorial coverage, from deeply targeted technical articles and educational features to informative images, videos, graphics and charts. Click to start your subscription to Good Fruit Grower magazine We publish 17 issues each year:January 1 —
About Us – Good Fruit Grower
2 days ago · About Us. Good Fruit Grower magazine was established in 1946 and is eagerly read by orchardists and vineyardists worldwide. It covers the growing, packing, handling, marketing and promotion of tree fruits (apples, pears, cherries, apricots, peaches, nectarines and plums), as well as juice and wine grape production. The magazine is published in ...
Growers and food groups overcoming an apple oversupply
Oct 29, 2024 · According to Meyer, in 2023, Farmlink distributed 13,461,269 pounds of fresh apples across 364 shipments to over 100 other hunger-relief organizations, food banks and pantries throughout the U.S. The apples were sourced from 11 orchards throughout the state, including 75,000 bushels from Orr’s farm. “The key takeaway from this is that it ...