Due to a lack of funding, advanced.farm, developers of an automated apple harvester that was close to commercialization, ...

The Figgins family, wine pioneers in Washington’s Walla Walla Valley, first planted vines slightly west, in the foothills of ...

On March 20, the Washington Apple Commission voted to rescind the cap it placed on funding provided to the U.S. Apple ...

As the staple chemical thinner carbaryl comes under increasing scrutiny, alternatives are stepping in for the Northwest tree ...

Columbia Gorge Fruit Growers has fired longtime executive director Mike Doke for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of ...

If growers are willing to put in the time, expense and labor required to manage honey bees, which are considered ...

Apples used in sweet cider are usually seconds or culls grown for the fresh market, managed the same as other fresh apples.

Kate Prengaman and Ross CourtneyOn Feb. 13, the Trump administration began serious cutbacks to the federal workforce, ...

Predictive models show that Southwest Michigan, the state’s largest vineyard region, would be an attractive environment for ...

Walt Duflock, a fifth-generation California farmer, considers his state a cautionary tale for Washington. Labor costs have ...

Teah Smith, an entomologist and pest consultant for Zirkle Fruit Co., said she and her scouts look for apples with codling ...