In a hilltop orchard overlooking Selah, Washington, an herbicide rig crept through rows of WA 38 apples ripening in the August sun, as lerry Mertz and the rest of the state geared up for the first commercial harvest of the long-awaited variety. All while having so much still to learn."It's all an experiment," said Mertz, an orchard manager for Monson Fruit Co.
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