Continued strong demand for vines
Northwest grape growers thinking about planting vines in the near future are advised to plan well ahead. Strong demand for
Cider is cool
Grape growers have established a robust wine industry in the warmer areas of Washinton State. Now, apple growers are looking
Growing great learners
Washington Fruit and Produce Company, one of Washington’s top tree fruit producers, is seeing success in a new type of
The ciders of Quebec
In Canada’s Quebec province, the word cider means only one thing—fermented apple juice. You don’t call it hard cider, or
Harvester studied for cider apples
An over-the-row raspberry harvester is tested for harvesting cider apples
Geraldine Warner
Cider apple growing overall requires fewer inputs than growing dessert
Stinkbug biocontrol
Perdue University Extension
Brown marmorated stinkbug, an invasive insect from Asia, swept over the Mid-Atlantic states’ fruit crops like a tsunami
Big demand for cider
Left: The bittersweet apple Harry Master’s Jersey. Bittersweet apples are in big demand. Center: Yarlington Mill, a traditional bittersweet English
Insect-resistant varieties
Scientists at Washington State University hope to breed apples with resistance to key apple pests.
Joseph Schwarz, a doctoral student with
Growing a cider culture
Scientists with Washington State University in Mount Vernon hope to support an emerging hard cider culture by strengthening their research
U.S. cider takes U.K. honors
Peter Ringsrud used to grow picture-perfect Red and Golden Delicious apples at his East Wenatchee, Washington, orchard, but found little