Amy Jancewicz, left, of CropVue Technologies discusses her company's camera-equipped insect trap with Josh Bailey, an Upstate New York orchardist, during a matchmaking mixer on Oct. 21 at the FIRA USA ag tech conference in Yakima, Washington. (Ross Courtn... See more
Carston Steiner carries a watering pitcher toward replanted grapevines in July 2025 at Chelan Valley Farms in Manson, Washington. The Steiner family's diversified farm, overlooking Roses Lake, uses a winery, guesthouses and events such as farm-to-fork din... See more
Bernardita Sallato, a Washington State University tree fruit extension specialist, displays WA 64 apple trees pruned in fall to prepare for robotic harvest trials during a field day on Sept. 24, 2026, at the Roza research orchard in Prosser. In the block ... See more
A federal judge has said he will approve a bankruptcy sale of one of the largest fruit producers in Washington to the sole bidder. Judge Frederick Corbett of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington “conditionally approved” the sale ... See more
A Borton Fruit employee checks for western cherry fruit fly larvae in a sample of California-bound cherries in 2023 at a Zillah, Washington, warehouse. California has reduced its phytosanitary requirements to one prepack sample instead of two, saving ship... See more
