All Good Fruit Grower blog posts:
New Year, New Congress
The year 2011 will be a challenge for our industry as we enter into an
Thank You Growers
Recently growers received a mailing from the Washington Apple Commission outlining the need to have
Celebrate National Pear Month
Once again this year, at the behest of the Pear Bureau, the USDA has named
Colombia market vulnerable
Having just returned from Colombia, Washington's largest South American apple market, I realized I was
Yes We Can…
In recent years, my wife Maggie and I have canned peaches, tomatoes, and asparagus. Maggie
China, continued….
I would like to point out the labor-intensive methodology of harvest, to storage, to packing.
New York Congressional Delegation stands up for US Apples
After returning from the United Fresh Public Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., last month, I
Governor’s Mission to China, Pt. 2
Monday Visit – We arrived in Yantai in the early afternoon on Monday and proceeded
Useful Web Sites
The 2010 pear season is starting out well and we have a lot of activities
Governor’s Mission to China
Mid September, I had the opportunity to travel to China on the Washington State Governor’s
Vietnam: A Land of Mopeds and Growing Cherry Consumption
Keith Hu discusses merchandising strategy with Metro Fruit Category Manager Vu Thi Thu Huang. The
Asian Trade Tour, Week Two
Washington Governor Christine Gregoire with Northwest Fruit Exporters' Jim Archer (left) and me on our
Washington Governor’s Tour to Asia
Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire is taking a group of agriculture representatives on a trade
Washington’s Export Outlook for 2010-2011
Recent travels to Chicago to attend the USApple Outlook conference have provided optimistic insights into the export opportunity, or more accurately 'competition', for Washington apples this season. Presenters from several countries provided apple estimates allowing for a global outlook on supplies:
Past, Present and Future Innovations in the Produce Industry
Recently I participated in a survey conducted by a major produce magazine to identify the
Eleventh Hour Resolution
North East apple growers dodged a bullet this week, when a resolution to the stalled
Lower Worldwide Pear Supplies Expected
Recent news from the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) show a 19% projected decline
Retail Executives Enjoy a Taste of Peach Harvest
PHOTO: Jill and Peter Douglas show retail guests some freshly harvested peaches and nectarines. As
Powered by Cherries, the Chicago Marathon
This year's tart cherry marketing plan will kick off in October at the 2011 Bank
Going To Market
New York will have a nice, marketable crop of apples this year. We escaped serious
Consumer Outreach
Reaching consumers with information about pears is an important way to raise awareness and usage.
The Good/Bad/Ugly of New York
Greetings from New York State. I have been AWOL for a while, caught up in
Spreading the Word
When cherry harvest in full swing, so should be the orchard tours. This year is
Earliest Harvest on Record
The sweet and tart cherry harvest started two weeks ahead of normal and three weeks
Shake It
The tart cherry harvest is in full swing across the State of Michigan. Harvest started
Finally, Cherry Growers Get Serious About Harvest
Mark Hanrahan As we approach the last few days of shipping before the window for
Fresh Pear Estimates
The Pear Bureau and Fresh Pear Committee held their annual meetings in Portland on June
Washington’s foreign marketplace
When ‘we’ look at the Washington Apple Commission's Export Program, our focus is drawn to
Rainier Cherries Receive “Premium” Designation
Photo: Rainiers at Harris Patterson Ranch, 2009 As we wait for the needed warm weather
Cherry Industry’s Person of the Year
Congratulations to Dr. Amy Iezzoni who was selected this year's Cherry Industry Person of the
A change of variety
Approximately one third of Washington’s apples is exported to 60 markets, and in the last
Tools of the trade
Tart cherry growers are used to large production swings. Large crops tend to lead to
June comes in like a lion?
Photo: Rain-damaged 'Chelan' cherries in Pasco, Washington, on May 31, 2010 Amazingly, it’s the first
Looking at 2010-2011 with concern
Each year at this time, we are always asking the same questions: how's the crop,
Apples take a short break
Entering into the Memorial Day holiday, with cherry season imminent, industry takes a break to
Joy of Travel?
So, you all think traveling around the world is interesting, exciting and all fun—exotic destinations,
CPMA – (Canadian Produce Marketing Association)
May 12-14th Chris Scott and I attended CPMA in Vancouver, B.C. The Washington Apple Commission
Retail Real Estate
There are around 600 items in an average retail produce department in the US today,
Apple Profit Protection for Local Economies (APPLE)
Last week, New York Senator Chuck Schumer announced his plan to introduce legislation entitled the
Think Prevention—Live Long
On May 8th at the River Bank Run in Grand Rapids, 83-year-old retired cherry grower,
The Way Out of the Wilderness
Last July, we were contacted by a University of Michigan professor and encouraged to work
Racial profiling
Greetings from the Empire State, still the home of dysfunctional government and out-of-control spending, but
On the Strip
So, what do you think of when someone HAS to go to Las Vegas to
Weathering the Weather … Whether we like it or not
It is late April, and all of us are hoping that frost season has come
Precovery vs. Recovery
The Boston Marathon was this week and was one of our big races this spring.
Marketing with social technology
Today’s consumer is not the passive consumer of 10 or 20 years ago. Consumers want