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AI targeting Honeycrisp heat stress - Good Fruit Grower

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AI targeting Honeycrisp heat stress - Good Fruit Grower

From a single image such as this one, at left, of a Honeycrisp taken in July 2022, the app will measure fruit surface temperature, center, and fruit color development, right. (Courtesy Nipun Thennakoon/Washington State University) Researchers at Washington State University are testing a beta version of a new app that uses weather data to forecast apple sunburn risk. They want growers to try out the app this season and maybe even help improve it.…Read Article

Prosser completes athletic facility upgrades with community-funded levy

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Prosser completes athletic facility upgrades with community-funded levy

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There is a New Hop in Town and Her Name is Vera

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There is a New Hop in Town and Her Name is Vera

The US Department of Agriculture and the Brewers Association introduce Vera, a new hop variety. It is a public, USDA-bred hop variety.Read Article

Annual Scottish Fest and Highland Games Returns to Prosser

• The Scottish Fest and Highland Games, launched in 2001, celebrates Scottish heritage with athletic competitions, cultural experiences, and family activitiesProsser · Prosser Read Article

Outage temporarily impacts 536 customers in Prosser area

UPDATE: June 19 at 12:43 p.m.Prosser · Prosser Read Article

Here comes the Sunflare apple - Good Fruit Grower

Alondra Mendez, front, and Juan Munguía remove blossoms from the tops of WA 64 trees in April at the Washington State University Roza research farm near Prosser. The precocious variety, to be marketed as Sunflare, needs blossom removal in early years to prevent biennial bearing, especially on dwarfing rootstocks like Bud.9, denoted by the yellow paint. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)Growers are already ordering WA 64 trees that will produce Wa…Trees · Prosser Read Article

Lawn Mowing Sparks Acre-Plus Grass Fire in Prosser, Quickly Contained by Crews

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Peters to direct Washington State University’s precision ag center - Good Fruit Grower

Irrigation specialist Troy Peters has been named the new director of the Washington State University Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems at the Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower) --> Related: Soil sensor pros and cons — Video Washington State University irrigation technology specialist Troy Peters has been named the new…Prosser · Prosser Read Article

Juliette Humphreys earns second place in district Peace Poster contest

Juliette Humphreys, an eighth grader at Harrison Middle School, was recognized on May 9, for her artwork illustrating the meaning of peace as part of the Lions Clubs International Peace Poster Contest.Prosser · Prosser Read Article

Itawamba Jail serves taxpayer savings and inmates benefits with garden

ITAWAMBA COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – It’s mid-morning, and about 15 Itawamba County inmates are working the jail garden. Sheriff Mitch Nabors said the garden has expanded this year. “The city had land adjacent to us, so they gave us permission to farm on it also,” Sheriff Nabors said. The garden covers three to four acres. Squash, zucchini, peas, butter beans, corn, green beans, and other vegetables are in the ground. Nabors said the vegetables provi…Prosser · Prosser See the Story

Less work, more workers for agriculture - Good Fruit Grower

Alondra Bruno of Grandview, Washington, prunes PremA153 trees (the apple marketed as Lemonade) from a ladder in March near Prosser, while her co-worker, Areli Galvan of Sunnyside, works on the ground. Sluggish economic conditions in the agriculture and construction industries have made domestic workers more available. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)For the first time in decades, tree fruit growers in the Northwest are finding it easier to hire…Trees · Prosser Read Article

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