Last Bite: Cox pipped out by Gala
Cox’s Orange Pippin is a firm, juicy, full-flavored apple with an orange-red skin and cream-colored flesh. Photo by Jacqueline King,
Cox’s Orange Pippin is a firm, juicy, full-flavored apple with an orange-red skin and cream-colored flesh. Photo by Jacqueline King,
While Michigan is considered a natural for blueberry production because of the acid, sandy soils located in the moderated climate
Washington State fruit growers and packers Gebbers Farms of Brewster and Chelan Fruit Cooperative have purchased a 50-percent stake in
Photo by Melissa Hansen For the past 30 years, Red Delicious has been the poor relation of the apple family.
Steve Hunt, the incoming president of the Michigan State Horticultural Society, grows only one kind of fruit—blueberries—about 110 acres worth.
Blueberries are bigger and tastier than they used to be, thanks to the work by plant breeders. Berries are
The light brown apple moth is about a quarter of an inch long. PHOTO BY R. ANSON EAGLIN, USDA APHIS
Cravo roof in a closed position. PHOTO COURTESY OF CRAVO New protected orchard structures were installed last spring at Michigan
Farmland has become scarce and expensive as growers plow their profits back into their operations. Tree fruit growers who have