Honeycrisp season expanded
(Courtesy Wescott Agri Products) Right from the get-go, Fred Wescott thought Honeycrisp would be a new force in the apple
Hopes were high
A colorful sampling of interspecific plum selections bred by Glen Bradford of BQ Genetics. BQ Genetics When modern varieties of
H-2A changes add cost, difficulty
The McDougall & Sons housing camps are made up of manufactured units for 12 people. This camp at Quincy, Washington,
Peaches aplenty
For more than a century, the freestone peach market in the eastern United States was dominated by two varieties. First
Management entity is a work in progress
WA 2, the first release of Washington State University's apple breeding program, is a blushed, orange-red apple. GERALDINE WARNER The
NY seeks marketing strategy
Those new apples from New York are being prepared to come to market, with the first expected in quantity in
Honeycrisp challenges club concept
The name SweeTango captures the apple’s sweet, tangy taste. COURTESY SALLY & WILFRID MENNELL Honeycrisp has set the standard for
Varieties that are changing the peach industry
The New Jersey Peach Festival has been held in July for the past 25 years, at which peach varieties can
WSU to protect new varieties
Washington State University is taking steps to protect its new apple variety, WA 2, in overseas countries. WA 2, the
Life after carbaryl
In the absence of carbaryl, growers will need a palette of chemical thinning options and strategies. MELISSA HANSEN Several new