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Wisconsin teen growing a fruitful future
Teen's unusual passion for grafting and growing opens doors to the tree fruit industry.
SweeTango seeking grassroots boost
SweeTango growers partnering with direct marketers.
Washington lowers fresh apple crop estimate
The summer heat took a 5.3 percent bite out of Washington’s anticipated fresh market apple
Don’t cut your options with Cosmic Crisp
Growers learning the importance of balance between cropping and renewal pruning on maturing WA 38 trees.
Clip-on clipping — Video
Pennsylvania grower invents hand-freeing stem clipper.
2021 apple and cherry pesticide residue reports available
The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission announced the publication of the 2021 pesticide residue studies
Kansas comeback
Growers making modern apple orchards work.
Mounding in Michigan
Growers find that gathering soil around trees increases vigor.
Jennifer Witherbee to step down from Washington Apple Education Foundation
Jennifer Witherbee The Washington Apple Education Foundation announced in a news release its executive director,
Water, water nowhere, but apples get enough to drink
In Western Sonoma County, apples can grow sans irrigation while drought looms across much of California.
Just how hot is it as growers keep their cool?
Research into real-time fruit temperature sensors should show if there’s value to be gained by precision cooling.
Apple opportunities
USApple speaker says alternative sales channels can boost apple profits.
U.S. apple industry expecting slightly smaller crop for 2021
U.S. Apple Association forecast 243.8 million (42-pound) bushels for the 2021 U.S. apple crop.
Always the educator
Longtime extension educator Phil Schwallier adjusting to life as just another Michigan apple grower.
Grab bag boom
Shippers adjust to increased demand for bags accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Lyons: Harnessing the power of international e-marketing
As more consumers find their fresh fruit online, Washington Apple Commission is up to the challenge.
Crop coverage complexity
Whole-Farm Revenue Protection insurance is attractive to specialty crops, but be sure to know what you are signing up for.
WSU leads Cosmic Crisp field days as harvest approaches
Washington State University led a field day focused on WA 38, the apple marketed as
Good to Know: Ten pruning rules
Universal techniques that deliver high yields and packouts of apples and pears.
WA 38 preharvest field days scheduled Sept. 17 and 22
Washington State University Extension announced two WA 38 field days scheduled in September. Registration is
Timing is everything for Cosmic Crisp
Harvest window key to avoiding greasiness for WA 38.
A test for heat stress
In-orchard cooling methods varied as heat wave hit.
Dianna Sanchez, a young grower from Chelan, Washington
Dianna graduated from Washington State University with a degree in fruit and vegetable management and works as a technical support agronomist with Stemilt Growers. She is the daughter of Claudia Hernandez and Carlos Sanchez.
Diagnosing the decline
Cornell pathologists launch new study of controversial phenomenon.
U.S. Apple revises crop forecast to 244 million bushels
Editor's note: This post was updated on Friday, Aug. 20 with the U.S. Apple Association's
MSU opens West-central Michigan research station
The Earl & Linda Peterson West Michigan Research Station will conduct mainly tree fruit and
Cody LaRiviere, a young grower from Yakima, Washington
Cody graduated from Washington State University with a degree in tree fruit and vegetable management and manages blocks in Quincy, Washington. He’s the son of Kelli and Randy LaRiviere and is married to Ashley LaRiviere.
An alluring six-headed hydra
New England growers try grafting pest-attractive varieties onto trap trees.
The wrath grows over grape data
The USDA pares back annual fruit production surveys to major states.
Abundant Robotics closes shop
Abundant Robotics, the tech startup that appeared to be leading the race to commercialize a
Short supplies mean no quantity control
Shortages of pallets, containers and more hit fruit shippers.
Triumph over apple scab
University of Minnesota release has two layers of resistance.
Michigan Apple Committee elects new officers
The Michigan Apple Committee’s board of directors recently elected a new chair and vice chair
New York apples open to all
Latest Cornell releases will fill different sales niches in apple market.
Okanogan opportunities
North Central Washington growers are finding new life in Honeycrisp-derived club varieties well-suited for their climate.
Growing in wide open spaces
Oroville grower sticks with mid-density and larger trees, even for new plantings of premium varieties.
Putting down new roots
The latest NC-140 apple rootstock trial compares standard dwarfing rootstocks with new selections across the U.S.
Good to Know: Evaluations are underway
How the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission evaluates the strongest contenders from the WSU apple breeding program.
Avoiding trellis trouble
An IFTA panel shares insights into the evolution of trellis design and how to engineer for a fruitful future.
Listeria hot spots
Study ranks packing line locations for prevalence of pathogen indicators.
Canadian cherry conquest
Profitable stone fruit pushing apples out of British Columbia.
USApple plans in-person conference in August
Citing widespread COVID-19 vaccinations and the re-opening of Chicago, the U.S. Apple Association's Board of
Virtual Honeycrisp meetups scheduled June 3, June 17 and July 1
A three-part series of conversations between Honeycrisp growers and extension/research specialists is scheduled June 3, June
Witherbee: Apple pride pays off
Students are already benefiting from nearly $16,000 in scholarships raised in first-year sales of Washington apples specialty license plate.
Joining ciders
U.K. experience plus U.S. innovation makes for good hard cider blend.
Sophomore slump for Cosmic Crisp?
Marketers point to pandemic pressure as Cosmic Crisp faces lower prices and slow movement.
Good to Know: Is apple powdery mildew on a surge?
WSU research uncovers pathogen’s genetic diversity but finds no emerging resistance and plenty of viable tools for organic and conventional growers.
Full extent of freeze damage unknown for Great Lakes fruit
Snow on apple blossoms at Beasley’s Orchard in Danville, Indiana, on April 21. Freezing temperatures
Lack of calcium isn’t the problem
Look beyond adding calcium as a solution to calcium disorders.
Herbicide alternative
Wood chips suppress weeds in New England orchards.