WENATCHEE – It's not often that hundreds of Washington’s orchard owners, farm managers and fruit industry leaders spend much of their annual conference discussing how to grow and harvest fewer crops.

YAKIMA, Wash. — The Washington State Tree Fruit Association has released its 2025 apple forecast, and the numbers suggest good news for growers. The crop is estimated at 142 million standard ...

In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, a box of Cosmic Crisp apples is shown at Washington State University’s Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center in Wenatchee, Wash. The apple is a brand new ...

WENATCHEE — After spending much of the previous day discussing the negative effects of too much supply on tree fruit prices, Tuesday’s meetings of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association mostly ...