Kate PrengamanMaking optimum storage decisions for a warehouse full of apples or pears involves taking lots of samples to ...

Research has long established that UV light kills microbes. It’s now a matter of figuring out how to incorporate it ...

David Rudell, a research plant physiologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Wenatchee, gave the crowd a few best ...

Controlled atmosphere storage refers to a suite of practices regulating levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, temperature and ...

To get the right combination of cold resistance and coveted wine flavor, Plocher and other breeders cross North America’s ...

Julianna Wilson had tales to tell about the spotted wing drosophila, the invasive fruit fly that’s become a major pest of ...

The Cherry Industry Administrative Board and Cherry Marketing Institute have named Amy Cohn as their new president. With a background in food and nutrition leadership, strategy and communications, ...

Under the hot South African sun, quick cooling is critical to protect the quality of plums that face a monthlong journey to reach consumers in Europe. Fruit2U Packers, a stone fruit, table grape and ...

Several years ago, grower Jason Matson started to wonder if the decay problems Matson Fruit was dealing with could be caused by cross-contamination from the recirculating fungicide drencher at his ...