apples

With 135 million boxes on the way, Washington apples are not just fruit; they’re a whole story of care, challenges, and change.

Washington apple growers expect a record 190 million bushels in 2025, led by Gala and Honeycrisp, boosting a $2B farm economy despite labor and trade challenges.

Washington State University's Wenatchee Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center (TFREC) receives a boost. The center received a $600,000 pledge from the Northwest Nursery Improvement Institute to support the construction of the new Plant Growth Facility...

New legislation introduced in Washington's House of Representatives would allow farmers an exemption under the Climate Commitment Act. 13th District Rep. Tom Dent says H.B. 1912 would provide much needed financial relief for farmers using fuel to harvest their crop in Washington. ...

After wild fluctuations in recent years, Washington anticipates a return to normal apple production with an estimated 124 million boxes in 2024.

So, when are the best time for say, carrots? I did some "digging," and found out!

He says the harvest is just starting in the Yakima valley and other areas.

Since I was a little girl, I have ridden down Highway 97 between Brewster and East Wenatchee. I could almost do the drive with my eyes closed, but I won’t because, well I do value life. But one question I have never been able to answer, until now. How many fruit stands are there between Beebe Bridge on Highway 97 to East Wenatchee? Plenty of orchards and fruit, and plenty of fruit stands!

Douglas County is asking for the public’s help in tracking down apples brought to the Bridgeport area by Gov. Jay Inslee when he visited Saturday, Sept. 12. Chelan-Douglas Horticultural Pest and Disease Board Director Will Carpenter says Thurston County is an apple maggot quarantine area and the fruit given to area residents, in Bridgeport and to nursing home residents in Omak, by the Governor con

As possible tariffs against U.S. apples are discussed in retaliation to recent action taken by President Trump, Todd Fryhover of the Washington Apple Commission says a 15 percent tariff in April is not the reason they're done shipping to China...