In The Box
Fruit fan Jesse James Botha enjoys reading the Good Fruit Grower at his grandfather’s home in South Africa. Amy Botha
Futures market for concentrate coming soon
The status of the long-awaited futures trading contract in apple-juice concentrate hasn’t changed. It’s still coming “soon.” “We are extremely
7 billion apple slices sold
Crunch Pak counts apple slices like McDonald’s counts hamburgers—and the count is nearing 7 billion slices sold since the company
Michigan apple companies join forces
Three Michigan apple companies have linked up to form All Fresh GPS, a limited liability company that will market fresh
East Malling pilgrimage
Jon Clements of the University of Massachusetts, left, admires trees at the Hatton Fruit Gardens in East Malling, which is
Field-grafting grapes not a sure thing
Dick Boushey shows a cleft graft that he used to change a block of Semillon wine grapes over to Sauvignon
Where should Syrah be planted?
Syrah wine grapes can be successful in warm and cool sites in Washington State. However, there are a few locations
Growing sought-after Syrah grapes
Mike Sauer of Red Willow Vineyard was the first to plant Syrah wine grapes in Washington State. Melissa Hansen Syrah
Performance of WA 2 in industry evaluations
Figure 1: “Parrot beak” can occur on WA 2 fruit grown on one-year-old wood. Washington State University’s new apple variety
Tweets tout SweeTango
Eastern Canadian radio personality Kate Peardon’s photo was on the Facebook page of Scotian Gold Cooperative in Nova Scotia. Since