New peach varieties from MSU are expected to fill the gaps in the profile of the Michigan peach industry. Photo courtesy of Michigan State University New peach varieties can be expected in the next few years from the Michigan State University breeding program and Dr. Bill Shane. He has more than 80 elite lines waiting in the wings. Shane doesn’t expect his program to become as famous as that of the late Stanley Johnston, who put Michigan on the peach-breeding map. But it represents, he says, a continuation of the Michigan peach-breeding tradition. Johnston bred the Haven peach series, including […]