Quick Bites – November
Teeple chairs USApple John Teeple of Teeple Farms, Inc., Wolcott, New York, chairs the U.S. Apple Association for 2009-2010. He
Selling a philosophy
FirstFruits Marketing of Washington is the new kid on the marketing block. From left are Jim Hazen, business manager for
Major organic player
Using environmentally sound, sustainable practices to produce tree fruit is one of the core values of supplier-partners of FirstFruits Marketing
Take food safety seriously
The risk of tree fruits causing outbreaks of food-related illness is low. In fact, no outbreak has ever been linked
Five food-safety lessons
The tree fruit industry can learn some valuable lessons from past food-safety scares, according to Dr. David Gombas, senior vice
Novel approach
Pete Van Well (left) and Alessio Martinelli of CIV, Italy, admire the color of Rubens apples in Wenatchee, Washington, just
Rubens put to the test
The Rubens apple is harvested in early September, after Gala, and turns a vivid orange-red with red stripes. It has
On the fast track
Michael Weber picks some samples of Mairac in a Washington State test planting. With apple variety breeders putting a strong
Next big thing testing Mairac
The new variety Mairac in being grown in a test plot in the Wenatchee, Washington, area. Two partners in the
Cultivating resiliency
Resiliency is the ability to see opportunity in what some people might view as a negative experience. Dr. Glen Fahs