A Look At Apple Grower Of The Year Winners 1989-2024

As a fruit grower, you’re constantly building for the future without losing sight of the past. We are too.

Growers need to plan a multipronged attack, including cultural practices and new products.

The two new farm advisers have widely divergent backgrounds, but now share a single purpose: helping Golden State grape growers.

Hot issues for the coming year include everything from invasive pests to club varieties, from drought to immigration.

Suppliers and growers got down to business in San Diego discussing current needs, solutions, and ways to increase efficiencies on the farm.

A lot is changing in the Pacific Northwest fruit industry. Many of the most important things are not.

The original “Stand By Me Reds” painting will be given away to one lucky attendee at this year’s Washington State Horticultural Association meeting.

Who says an old dog can’t learn new tricks? Not Bob McKellar, creator of the first orange maze in the U.S.

2014 Apple Growers of The Year Bill and Jeannette Evans share photos from the early days of Evans Fruit Company.

The success of your farm market business depends on finding the right people to fill your needs.

While there can be only one 2014 Apple Grower of the Year presentation, these three nominees were certainly worthy finalists.

This year’s Apple Growers of the Year have perfected the art of their operation, evolving over time to meet the needs of their customers.

Honeycrisp aside, sometimes all it takes for a successful new cultivar is superior characteristics.

This past year’s planting is up one fourth from the previous year’s.

In studies, it appears green covers may delay fruit ripening and both covers may provide some protection from postharvest rots. .

Bill and Jeannette Evans started with nothing, and just kept adding, and adding, and adding.

Producers, especially those recently affected by fires and weather-related damage in Pacific Northwest, should give notice within 72 hours of discovery of damage.

Stone fruit orchards in California’s central valleys are especially vulnerable.

Jon DeVaney will lead the new group, which is expected to become official Sept. 1.