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Eric Williamson integrates direct seeding, strip tillage, and raising cattle into his farm near George, WA: learn more in this farmer-to-farmer case study. ...

The aim of this publications is to rank apple storage rooms for the risk of superficial scald development by quantifying the conjugated trienols (oxidation product that causes scald symptoms) in the p ...

Describes dark red and blush sweet cherry cultivars, including harvest timing, color when ripe, suggested pollinizers and rootstocks, size, firmness, yield potential, and other traits.

Regularly producing sustainable yields of high-quality cherries is possible only where site and other conditions are near optimal. This step-by-step guide summarizes factors to consider when establis ...

Teff is an ancient grain, made popular recently as more growers turn to teff for its high yields of high-quality hay. New research shows that teff requires less nitrogen fertilizer and irrigation wate ...

In spite of a general understanding by growers, food processing managers, and agricultural scientists of the potato industry, there has been no scientific study of the inter-industry relationships amo ...

A video which covers farming systems in the 3.5 million dryland acres in Washington and Oregon that receive less than 12 inches of precipitation per year. The program explains the current cropping systems, some of the problem areas, and some innovative solutions developed by farmers and researchers, with the goal to give an understanding of new tillage systems to farmers in the area. Specific attention will be given to the research and farmer results with the undercutter method.

This article is a history of dryland wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) farming in the low-precipitation (<12 inches) region on the Columbia Plateau of the Inland Pacific Northwest (PNW), USA. Numerous tech ...

Provides general rules for training, pruning, and limb bending, and explains open-center, central-leader, and espalier training. Download free PDF below.