Washington apple growers pulled through a historic drought this spring to likely produce another record fruit crop. That is, if they have enough workers to pick them. Washington is the top ...

I'm not sure how it happened, but "Big Pumpkin" managed to convince us that the plump orange gourds are the fruit of the fall. There's pumpkin spice everything, everywhere. On top of that, a trip to ...

In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, a box of Cosmic Crisp apples is shown at Washington State University’s Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center in Wenatchee, Wash. The apple is a brand new ...

YAKIMA, Wash. — The Washington State Tree Fruit Association has released its 2025 apple forecast, and the numbers suggest good news for growers. The crop is estimated at 142 million standard ...

WENATCHEE – It's not often that hundreds of Washington’s orchard owners, farm managers and fruit industry leaders spend much of their annual conference discussing how to grow and harvest fewer crops.

Apple growers in Washington State are preparing for a potentially record-breaking harvest this season. The Washington State Tree Fruit Association is forecasting a massive 142 million boxes of fresh ...

Washington growers have jumped on the Cosmic Crisp bandwagon in a big way, planting more than 17 million new trees since 2017. The apple has quickly climbed into the top 10 of best-selling varieties ...

The tools used by field representatives to make harvest decisions haven’t changed in decades. That’s finally starting to shift as nondestructive sensors are becoming available for field use.

Of the thousands of apple varieties grown in the U.S., only a small handful are actually bought and sold on a large scale. They have familiar names, like Honeycrisp, Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith and Red ...

Honeycrisp named second most popular apple in WA. Cosmic Crisp enters top 5 apple varieties for the first time. Labor shortages and trade tariffs could reduce harvest and strain export market.

A worker picks apples in this file photo take at Flat Top Orchard on Highway 124 about three miles from Burbank in Walla Walla County. Tri-City Herald file Honeycrisp named second most popular apple ...