Kate PrengamanMaking optimum storage decisions for a warehouse full of apples or pears involves taking lots of samples to ...

Research has long established that UV light kills microbes. It’s now a matter of figuring out how to incorporate it ...

As the processing sweet cherry market continues to lose its luster, two Northwest Michigan growers shared their experiences planting new fresh-market sweet cherries at modern densities — and how they ...

Large, high-quality cherries make a block profitable, even if producing them is expensive. Training limbs, renewing branches and harvesting all cost money, but doing those things well help growers ...

This chart highlights the percentage of U.S. apples, cherries and pears exported to Mexico from 2012 to 2024. (Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service; Graphic: Jared ...

How did you get your start? When I started, I was 20 years old and I did a lot of general labor, which is bagging, sorting, writing up tickets, driving forklift, making boxes, unloading trucks and ...

Controlled atmosphere storage refers to a suite of practices regulating levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, temperature and ...

David Rudell, a research plant physiologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Wenatchee, gave the crowd a few best ...

Ross Courtney is an associate editor for Good Fruit Grower, writing articles and taking photos for the print magazine and website. He has a degree from Pacific Lutheran University. -- Follow the ...

Administrators of Northwest Cherries told growers Jan. 10 at the 82nd annual Cherry Institute in Yakima, Washington, that the 2024 season was successful in shipping and promotions, a welcome bright ...