http://nwpr.org en http://nwpr.org/post/northwest-growers-worry-about-antibiotic-ban <p>For more than a decade, organic apple and pear growers could spray antibiotics on their orchards to treat a virulent disease known as fire blight. But that practice will soon be banned. Some Northwest growers worry without antibiotics in their arsenal, they may have to leave the organic business.</p><p> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:08:35 +0000 Courtney Flatt 26704 at http://nwpr.org Northwest Growers Worry About Antibiotic Ban http://nwpr.org/post/washingons-massive-apple-crop-slow-come-trees <p>Washington state apple growers are harvesting the second-largest crop in history, but it appears there won't be enough workers to get the fruit off the trees quickly enough. The bulk of the region’s fruit will be picked in the next few weeks. As Correspondent Anna King reports, the labor shortage comes as apple prices are high. Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:44:35 +0000 Anna King 16042 at http://nwpr.org Washingon's Massive Apple Crop Slow To Come Off Trees