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Behind closed doors, furious negotiations are taking place to keep the peace between canal irrigators in the Magic Valley and groundwater irrigators in Eastern Idaho as the drought that has gripped the West rears its head in the Gem State. At stake is a 2015 settlement agreement, a crowning achievement of House Speaker Scott Bedke,… Amid drought, Idaho water wars threaten to restart as negotiators seek compromise

New fruit varieties are continuously being developed to meet the ever-evolving needs of consumers. However, how does a new variety make its way into the market and become successful? Washington state-based Proprietary Variety Management (PVM) is a full-service commercialization company. “We take tree fruit all the way through the commercialization process to marketing,” says Kathryn… Cosmic Crisp: the largest commercialization of an apple variety globally