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 ...

Several years ago, grower Jason Matson started to wonder if the decay problems Matson Fruit was dealing with could be caused by cross-contamination from the recirculating fungicide drencher at his ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...