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Washington apple industry leaders say crop coming in shorter than expected, especially Honeycrisp

While the Washington apple season started off with a record-tying estimated crop of 142 million boxes, industry leaders in ...
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Blueberry growers double promotion assessments

U.S. blueberry growers have doubled their promotion assessment to keep up with a rapidly increasing global supply. At a ...
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La eliminación de hojas y el retiro de las mallas mejoran el color de las manzanas

Tanto las redes como las hojas dan sombra a las manzanas durante la época más calurosa del verano, protegiéndolas de las quemaduras solares. La eliminación de cualquiera de los dos elementos —ya sea ...
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Mejores prácticas para eliminar la madera ciega

El nuevo “libro de texto para WA 38” de la Universidad Estatal de Washington presenta los mejores métodos de poda.
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Apples with appeal: Sweet, crisp and red

Rachael LeBlanc, research scientist and apple breeder at the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre in Ontario, discussed the center’s breeding program with the International Fruit Tree Association ...
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Schadler: Rethinking relevance

It’s been about a year since I joined the Washington Apple Commission. As someone who didn’t come from the apple world, I spent my first year learning about the industry, meeting stakeholders and ...