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Sweetheart wins award as Outstanding Fruit Cultivar

Sweetheart has been named Outstanding Fruit Cultivar 2012 by the American Society for Horticultural Science.

Lower than expected Washington apple forecast raises price expectations

Though the crop is forecast to be the second-largest ever, demand should be high because of shortfalls in other apple growing regions.

180 attend IFTA Quebec study tour

When the International Fruit Tree Association held its annual study tour in the Montreal area in late July, more than 180 apple growers were on the roster and filled three buses to tour 14 orchards, packing houses, direct markets, processing plants, a research facility and a cidery.

Richard Lehnert

Honeycrisp starch scale available

Prices for juice apples set to triple

The going price for processing apples in Michigan this fall will be at least double what they were last year, and juice apples will bring growers three times as much.

Richard Lehnert

Bob Catinella joins Pear Bureau

Bob Catinella is the regional manager for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region.

What to do if you lose your fruit

Keep your insurance company informed.

Wine Commission has new board members

Butch Milbrandt, Brenton Roy, and Jim van Löben Sels have joined the Washington Wine Commission.

Orchard fatalities prompt safety warnings

The Washington State Department of Labor offers tips for avoiding similar tragedies.

Apple Commission makes industry appointments

Jon Alegria has been nominated serve on the USApple board of trustees.