Beating Weeds in Wheat: Deliver a One-Two Punch in the Palouse

Beating Weeds in Wheat: Deliver a One-Two Punch in the Palouse   In the rich and well-drained loess hills of the Palouse in eastern Washington and western Idaho, the yields of soft white winter wheat can easily achieve 120 bushels per acre and even climb to 150...

Increasing Yield of Cosmic Crisp® Apples

WA 38 (marketed as Cosmic Crisp) is a recently released apple cultivar from the WSU breeding program. At times, it experiences a heavy June drop, resulting in low yields. Applications of the ethylene inhibitor ReTain® Plant Growth Regulator during bloom on other apple...

Soil Health and Baby Tree Performance

One of the common challenges faced by apple growers when establishing new plantings is optimizing tree growth to get the allotted space filled as quickly as possible in order to begin setting crops in year 2 or 3 without stunting trees. Several factors are important...

Stress Less with Food Safety Audit Assistance from Wilbur-Ellis

In the Great Lakes region, the climate lends itself to fruit and vegetable production, bringing in more than a billion dollars of revenue each year. As a grower, you strive to supply a safe, reliable, and wholesome product, following food safety guidelines and meeting...

The Importance of Soil Temperatures

Monitoring soil moisture as we enter Spring is common, however, soil temperature can be easily overlooked. Why are Spring soil temperatures important to look at in the first place? Root growth is typically initiated once soil temperature reaches 45° or higher. Coming...

Protect Your Nitrogen Investment With TILL-IT N-POWER

The Nitrogen Cycle in soils is a very leaky system, meaning nitrogen can be lost to the environment by several mechanisms, and losses can be significant (up to 40+%). These losses reduce Nitrogen Uptake Efficiency (NUE) and return on fertilizer investment, which is of...