This week, agricultural investment firm Farmland LP announced a new partnership with Stemilt Growers to acquire 950 acres of ...

The Washington-Oregon Canning Pear Association suggests growers consider making legal claims against Del Monte Foods for ...

Two Washington pear cooperatives join forces to invest in a more efficient future with shared packing venture.

The federal government has announced it intends to rethink how it calculates the Adverse Effect Wage Rate, the regionalized ...

With strong grower support, a refreshed brand and a growing presence in the health space, USA Pears is poised to lead with ...

Crop load management has been a learning curve. Pear trees grow differently than apple trees, and these cultivars need to be ...

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La extensionista de la Universidad Estatal de Washington recomienda disminuir el uso de fertilizante en las huertas.

If you’re tired of spilled iodine and starch conversion patterns that are difficult to interpret, there’s an easier way to assess fruit maturity. A battery-operated, handheld device called the ...

University of Saskatchewan breeding program yields some surprising dwarf cherries. The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) Fruit Program is breeding a series of dwarf tart cherries that are well ...

The great pear contest of 2021 ended with a crowded winners’ circle. Self-identified Portland pear fans selected seven varieties — Paragon, Bartlett, Green Anjou, Concorde, Comice, HW 624 (which is ...

Years of testing in robotics labs and virtual orchard simulations prepared a pruning robot for its debut trial in a UFO-trained cherry block. Dawood Ahmed, left, a doctoral student at Washington State ...