Summary: The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission (WTFRC), founded in 1969, represents tree fruit producers in Washington state, including apple, cherry, pear, and stone fruit growers and packers. Today, the industry is facing numerous challenges - from climate pressures to increasing costs to macroeconomic uncertainties - and recognizes that technology will be key to thriving in an increasingly complex and uncertain future. This report, focused on apples, presents a technology roadmap for the next two years of research, development, and extension activities. Through deep engagement with over 100 stakeholders across the industry, and in line with the principles shown below, three high priority areas have been selected across three different timelines to impact: Irrigation (near-term), Crop Load Management (mid-term), and Harvest Labor (long-term). Within each area, the existing technology landscape is described, and strategies and example activities have been identified for focus and action in the next two years, and prioritized across the roadmap (i.e., overall priorities).
