kprengaman's profile picture. Editor of the @GoodFruitGrower Into plants, pies, and playing outside. Opinions my own. She/her.

Kate Prengaman

@kprengaman

Editor of the @GoodFruitGrower Into plants, pies, and playing outside. Opinions my own. She/her.

Joined August 2011
Similar User
RachelNuwer's profile picture. Freelance journalist for NYT, SciAm, Nature & more. Author of I FEEL LOVE (2023) and POACHED (2018).

@RachelNuwer

WSUTFRECPhysiol's profile picture. Associate Professor at WSU; Env. Plant Physiologist; Mechanisms and mitigation of abiotic stress and nutrient-related issues in temperate fruit trees.

@WSUTFRECPhysiol

AFG_WFG's profile picture. Official account of American Fruit Grower.

@AFG_WFG

iFruitTree's profile picture. International Fruit Tree Association is the leading organization for intensive orchard fruit tree growers.

@iFruitTree

wsucahnrs's profile picture. WSU College of Agricultural, Human, & Natural Resource Sciences- food, family, fuel, fiber, form. Agriculture, wine science, robotics, apparel design & more.

@wsucahnrs

KarkeeManoj's profile picture. Professor and Director - Center for Precision and Automated Ag Systems, Washington State University; Research on #AgRobotics; Twitter/X activities are personal!

@KarkeeManoj

WSUExtension's profile picture. Engaging people & communities to advance knowledge, economic well-being, & quality of life. Translating innovation into hands-on solutions locally & statewide.

@WSUExtension

FGNews's profile picture. A magazine providing the U.S. fruit industry with the latest information and resources to grow and market a diverse range of crops.

@FGNews

MIbluedoc's profile picture. Retired Extension Fruit Educator.  Focus on Blueberries and all other fruit. Tweets are my own after watching this show for a long time.

@MIbluedoc

Kate Prengaman Reposted

Happy National Ag Day to all our readers!

goodfruitgrower's tweet image. Happy National Ag Day to all our readers!

Come join our team! #journalismjobs

Good Fruit Grower is growing! We're expanding our editorial team to include a Bilingual Content Coordinator. View the job description at: goodfruit.com/bilingual-cont… and apply by Feb. 8.



After lunch at the #CherryInstitute, Karina Gallardo from @WSUExtension talks cherry growers through her costs of production studies. Read more about it: goodfruit.com/inputs-rising-…


Good morning from the @NWcherrygrowers's #CherryInstitute, where the conversation kicks off with a look at last year's short, late crop from commission president B.J. Thurlby. (Red is PNW, blue is CA, 2021 in lines, 2022 shaded)

kprengaman's tweet image. Good morning from the @NWcherrygrowers's #CherryInstitute, where the conversation kicks off with a look at last year's short, late crop from commission president B.J. Thurlby. (Red is PNW, blue is CA, 2021 in lines, 2022 shaded)

Kate Prengaman Reposted

Are they nuts? The low labor and input needs have some Yakima Valley fruit growers considering — and planting — hazelnuts. goodfruit.com/are-they-nuts-…

goodfruitgrower's tweet image. Are they nuts? The low labor and input needs have some Yakima Valley fruit growers considering — and planting — hazelnuts. 
goodfruit.com/are-they-nuts-…

Whoops, forgot the #hortshow tag.

Now, geneticist Amit Dhingra, @aamitdhingra, now at Texas A&M, introduces @wsucahnrs research into biochar. "No all biochar is created equal," he said, showing different sources. The impacts depend on plant genetics too.

kprengaman's tweet image. Now, geneticist Amit Dhingra, @aamitdhingra, now at Texas A&M, introduces @wsucahnrs research into biochar. 
"No all biochar is created equal," he said, showing different sources. The impacts depend on plant genetics too.


Now, geneticist Amit Dhingra, @aamitdhingra, now at Texas A&M, introduces @wsucahnrs research into biochar. "No all biochar is created equal," he said, showing different sources. The impacts depend on plant genetics too.

kprengaman's tweet image. Now, geneticist Amit Dhingra, @aamitdhingra, now at Texas A&M, introduces @wsucahnrs research into biochar. 
"No all biochar is created equal," he said, showing different sources. The impacts depend on plant genetics too.

Now, geneticist Amit Dhingra, @aamitdhingra, now at Texas A&M, introduces @wsucahnrs research into biochar. "No all biochar is created equal," he said, showing different sources. The impacts depend on plant genetics too.

kprengaman's tweet image. Now, geneticist Amit Dhingra, @aamitdhingra, now at Texas A&M, introduces @wsucahnrs research into biochar. 

"No all biochar is created equal," he said, showing different sources. The impacts depend on plant genetics too.

Next up, Lee Kalcsits, @WSUTFRECPhysiol talks about the rootstock selection. "This increase in the amount of choices can make it confusing," he said. Factors to consider include: site, soil, scion, system. #hortshow

kprengaman's tweet image. Next up, Lee Kalcsits, @WSUTFRECPhysiol talks about the rootstock selection. "This increase in the amount of choices can make it confusing," he said. Factors to consider include: site, soil, scion, system. #hortshow

Good morning from the #hortshow. Bernardita Sallato from @WSUTreeFruitExt is discussing how to calculate the nutrient demand based on your cropping level.

kprengaman's tweet image. Good morning from the #hortshow. Bernardita Sallato from @WSUTreeFruitExt is discussing how to calculate the nutrient demand based on your cropping level.

Honey bees need a winter rest to carry a strong hive through the spring, but warming climate could prompt them into flying in the winter and wearing themselves out, Rajagopalan said. Cold storage to simulate winter could help. #hortshow


Continuing on the #hortshow climate topic, biological engineer Kirti Rajagopalan of @WSUPullman talks about recent climate model efforts to understand sunburn risk, honey bee colony impacts, and codling moth pest pressures


Loading...

Something went wrong.


Something went wrong.