Washington apple growers expect a record 190 million bushels in 2025, led by Gala and Honeycrisp, boosting a $2B farm economy despite labor and trade challenges.
Washington State University’s newest apple, WA 64, has an official brand name: Sunflare. Announced Tuesday, December 10th, by WSU apple breeder Kate Evans at the Northwest Horticulture Expo in Yakima, WA, the new name resulted from a public contest that drew more than 15,000 responses.
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On Thursday, USDA announced it was awarding $72.9 million in Specialty Crop Block Grant program funding for Fiscal Year 2022. The funding, via AMS, will go to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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