Nutrient sampling time! I get it, most of you are rolling your eyes thinking “Yes, Julie, we know this. You’ve sent plenty of notices in recent weeks”.

Continued observation and research community discussion of the plant health problem identified this year in western portions of the PNW.

The dog days of summer are here, and it’s what I’ve come to recognize as summer in the PNW.That, and county fairs.

After 3 days above 90°F/ 32°C, the PNW is in an official heatwave. Please use any and all cooling methods to keep your crop in the best condition for harvest post-heat.

Many growers have just worked through certifying their farms for food safety practices. It’s an additional cost of having to do business.

Fruit is coming off, and preliminary reports are that strawberry yields are about average. It’s too early to tell for other fruits but blueberries..

Why does it feel like harvest creeps up, even on delayed years like this? This week is heavy with overlapping strawberry, blueberry, and raspberry harvests.

Guest commentary by Chakradhar Mattupalli and Lisa DeVetter, WSU regarding the Liberty blueberry dieback symptoms.

Like the weather, insect populations have been strangethis year. Lygus bugshave been found in beneficial habitats and strawberry fields as early as April

Hello Junuary… Nothing like starting strawberry harvest with dirty, slug infested, and now split berries. Someone turn the rain off, please!

Anyone else getting a slight glare from the non-agricultural public since food prices have started increasing?

The Pacific Northwest crops are feeling the pinch with concerns about cold,
disease, and field access at the top of the list.