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Kalcsits appointed to leadership role at Washington State University’s Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center
Physiologist Lee Kalcsits will handle part of the duties from his newly created position as programmatic lead starting Dec. 1, according to a news release from the university. The new role for ...
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Precision prescription for vineyard researcher
To fill a long-awaited precision viticulture researcher role based in Prosser, Washington, the U.S. Department of Agriculture hired an agricultural engineer recently graduated from Washington State ...
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Survey used to set 2025 AEWR released; Northwest growers facing $19.82 base wage
This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its annual wage survey which serves as the basis for the Adverse Effect Wage Rates the Department of Labor will set for 2025. Across the country, ...
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More federal judges block provisions of H-2A rule
Two more federal judges have blocked parts of the new H-2A regulations intended to grant workers more protection from potential abuses and give them rights to conduct union-like activities. This week, ...
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Leo Sarmiento, a young grower from East Wenatchee, Washington
What was your introduction to agriculture? My dad has been in the ag industry for many, many years now, and I’ve always grown up around it. My first memories are when my dad was one of the orchard ...
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Farmfluencers building brands for their farms
Building a business brand for your agritourism farm or U-pick orchard has never been easier. Today’s digital landscape contains numerous tools to create names, symbols or other identifiers, and it ...
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Washington State Grape Society honors industry leaders at annual meeting
Among the presentations on topics such as technology, pest control and industry economics, the Washington State Grape Society bestowed industry awards on Nov. 21 at its annual meeting in Grandview.
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Quest for automated apple harvest continues
Only one company’s robot is picking apples in Washington this year, but growers are pleased with its progress. Advanced.farm returned to Washington for its third consecutive year to harvest apples on ...
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An editor’s note on WA 64 apple commercialization
The headline that likely brought you here — linking to a story about a marketing licensee for the WA 64 apple — has been replaced with this editor’s note because Good Fruit Grower misread a recent ...
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Ste. Michelle closes two Eastern Washington wine tasting rooms
Washington’s largest wine producer, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, has closed two of its tasting rooms a year after steep cuts to its volume. The Columbia Crest tasting room at the company’s production ...