We open up with WSTFA President Jon DeVaney talking about hot topics in the tree fruit industry and then move to a pair of leaders in the NW tree fruit industry who have recently announced their upcoming retirements. We talk with Keving Moffitt, President and CEO of Pear Bureau Northwest, and Washington Apple Commission President Todd Fryhover, about their accomplishments over the years, the challenges their replacements will be facing and what their plans are moving forward.

On the March edition of Bearing Fruit, we talk with WSTFA President Jon DeVaney about the good and not-so-good from the recently completed legislative session in Olympia. We also talk with a student, Elena Tucker, and a professor, Mike Rogel, from Central Washington University about their Food and Agribusiness program where students can earn a minor or a certificate.

WSTFA President Jon DeVaney talks with us about what's going on in Olympia during the current legislative session and bills we should keep an eye on. We also talk about the importance of getting involved and helping educate lawmakers about the actual needs of the tree fruit industry and agriculture in general. We also chat with Washington Apple Education Foundation Executive Director, Dr. Faviola Barbosa about the fast-approaching deadline for scholarship applications.

We're lead off, as always, with WSTFA President Jon DeVaney with his recap of what to expect at this year's annual meeting in the Tri Cities. He will be followed by David Magana, a RaboResearch executive who is giving the Key Note Address at the annual meeting's opening day. He will be followed by this year's Batjer Address speaker, David Granatstein, Professor Emeritus from WSU to give a tease of his talk on sustainability.

We talk with Pear Bureau Northwest's Jim Morris about this year's crop estimates, and with Washington State Fruit Commission President BJ Thurlby about a new processing agreement and the challenges facing the industry. We also chat with Marty Olsen, chair of the upcoming WSTFA Annual Meeting and Hort Show in December.

On this episode of Bearing Fruit, we talk with WSTFA President Jon DeVaney about what did and didn't happen for agriculture in the last legislative session in Olympia. We also talk with Northwest Cherry Growers President BJ Thurlby about the what he learned about the upcoming cherry crop at the 5 State Meeting in Tri Cities. Then we wrap things up with Corina Serban, Little Cherry Disease Program coordinator at the WSU Extension Office.

WSTFA President Jon DeVaney kicks things off with his perspective on how things are looking for agriculture during this current legislative session in Olympia. He is followed by Hannah Poush, Leadership Development Director at the Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation. She shares her thoughts on the upcoming 45th AgForestry Leadership Program, a calls that has been building leaders in agriculture since 1978. And, to wrap things up, Scott Nielsen, Program Manager for the Pest Management Division of the Washington Department of Agriculture, joins us to share his thoughts on spraying for pests in your orchard this spring.

Bearing Fruit is joined by Michael Cohen and Jeff DeWald, of Agribusiness Succession Advisors, and by Kelli Visser, of Larson Gross, to talk about the importance of getting your succession plan started in order to pass it down when it's time for you to step aside.