Berries
Visit WSU Small Fruits for additional publications and resources.
Publications/Videos
- Cost Estimates of Establishing and Producing Organic Highbush Blueberries in Eastern Washington TB28E 2015 (link)
- Optimizing Nutrient Management for Organically Grown Blueberries in Eastern Washington – NCSFR (link)
- Determining Blueberry Cold Hardiness in Washington (link)
- Improving Machine Harvest Efficiency and Fruit Quality for Fresh Market Blueberry (link)
- Chilling insights — Video: New model to predict blueberry cold hardiness, developed with years of bud damage data, now available on WSU’s AgWeatherNet – Good Fruit Grower (link)
- Watch for blueberry viruses – article, Good Fruit Grower (link)
Grapes
Visit WSU Extension Grapes & Vineyards for additional publications and resources.
Publications/Videos
- Pest Management Guide for Grapes in Washington EB0762 (link)
- Grapevine Management Under Drought Conditions EM4831E (link)
- Assessing and Managing Cold Damage in Washington Vineyards EM042E (link)
- Evaluación y manejo del daño por frío en los viñedos EM042ES (enlace)
- Vineyard Nutrient Management in Washington State EM111E – Replaces PNW622 Publication (link)
- Vine to Wine OM41 – Replaces DVD007 (link)
- Field Grafting Grapevines in Washington State EM121E (link)
- Field Guide for Integrated Pest Management in Pacific Northwest Vineyards PNW644 (link)
Tree Fruit
Visit WSU Tree Fruit for additional publications and resources.
Publications/Videos
- Crop Protection Guide for Tree Fruit – EB419 online (link)
- Orchard Pest Management Guide (link)
- Fire Blight Management (link)
- Autonomous Tractor Guidance – article (link)
- X-disease Phytoplasma and Little Cherry Virus Scouting and Sampling Guide (link)
- New Resources for Sprayers – article (link)
- Getting the Greatest Return on your Investment and Sprayer – article (link)
- Codling moth control: Back to biology – article, Good Fruit Grower (link)
- Codling moth control: Control culture club – article, Good Fruit Grower (link)
Resources
- National Clean Plant Network – Tree Fruit (link)
- WA State Tree Fruit Association (link)
- Northwest Horticultural Council (link)
- WA Tree Fruit Research Commission (link)
- WA Apple Commission (link)
- Pear Bureau Northwest/USA Pears (link)
- California Pears (link)
- Northwest Cherries (link)
- International Fruit Tree Association – IFTA (link)
Sprayers, Tools & Additional Resources
Publications/Videos
- Six Steps to Calibrate and Optimize Airblast Sprayers for Orchards and Vineyards PNW749 (link)
- Seis pasos para calibrar y optimizar los rociadores de aire para huertos y viñedos PNW749S (link)
- Common Interchangeable Nozzles for Perennial Crop Canopy Sprayers FS352E (link)
- Boquillas intercambiables de uso comun para pulverizadoras o aspersoras usadas en cultivos perennes con copa o follaje FS352S (link)
- Spray Nozzle Demonstration Curriculum EC010E (link)
- Airblast 101 – Your Guide to Effective and Efficient Spraying – Sprayers101 (link)
- Patternators – Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Project (link)
- Calibrating Orchard Weed Sprayers (pdf)
- Calibrating Airblast and Weed Sprayers – UCANR (pdf)
- Sprayer Math for Banded Applications – Sprayers101 (link)
- Unmanned Aerial Systems in Agriculture– Part 1: Systems FS194E (link)
- Unmanned Aerial Systems in Agriculture: PART 2 (SENSORS) — UAS in AG Series FS285E (link)
- Unmanned Aerial Systems in Agriculture: Part 3 (Mid-Sized UAS) FS321E (link)
- Ag automation headed your way: Spray automation drives itself into commercial tree fruit use – Good Fruit Grower (link)
Resources
- WSU Irrigated Agriculture Email Service (link)
- AgWeatherNet (link)
- Decision Aid System (link)
- Pesticide Application Licenses (link)
- Clean Plant Center Northwest (link)
- Horticulture Pest & Disease Boards (link)
- Noxious Weed Control Boards (link)
- PNW pest guides: Insects (link)
- PNW pest guides: Weeds (link)
- PNW pest guides: Diseases (link)