Good Fruit Growers of the Year Craig and Mike O'Brien have long collaborated with Washington State University Craig said it's their way of reciprocating for all that WSU does for the industry. Situated only five miles away from WSU's Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center at Prosser, their operation has had an open door for scientists wanting to try out their inventions in a modern-day orchard."They've been open and collaborative," said Karen Lewis, WSU extension specialist, describing the brothers as humble and generous.Their 2-by-10-foot Gala planting on spindle, planted 14 years ago, was ahead of its time and drove a lot of their management decisions, Lewis said. It taught them about canopy management, controlling sunburn, and spraytechnology.
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