US Edition
News from Good Fruit Grower
Top Good Fruit Grower News
Moses Lake, Washington · Moses LakeSlices of Arctic Golden Delicious, right, and Arctic Fuji, left, make their way through the Okanagan Specialty Fruits processing facility in June in Moses Lake, Washington. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower) Before Neal Carter invented the world’s first commercially produced bioengineered apple, he helped mechanize lentils in the Middle East, diversify crops in Bangladesh and globally deliver nets for grapes, cherries and even mosquitoes. For his n…Read Article
Gene weaver dreams of the future apple industry - Good Fruit Grower
East Wenatchee · East WenatcheeSince 2011, the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission has conducted annual studies to provide the Northwest cherry industry basic information about residues of commonly used pesticides. These studies are intended to help growers and consultants make more informed pest management decisions with respect to concerns about maximum residue levels (MRLs) in foreign markets. The research commission recently completed its 2025 cherry study at a Skee…Read Article
2025 pesticide residue report released for cherry - Good Fruit Grower
New York State · New YorkA Weed-It module attached to an all-terrain vehicle at the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory in Portland, New York. Researchers use the Weed-It’s optical detection system to target individual weeds in research vineyards and, for their next trial, plan to mount it to an autonomous rover. (Courtesy Lynn Sosnoskie/Cornell University) A dense carpet of weeds under your vines justifies a broadcast herbicide application, but precisio…Read Article
