Marketer is smitten
Randy Steensma thinks the New Zealand apple Smitten has a big future.
Growers and consumers like the look of WA 38
Growers to plant WA 38 in 2017
Guy William “Bill” Powers, 1926 – 2014
Washington wine industry legend Bill Powers, known for his innovative, organic grape growing and winemaking, died September 23. He was 88.
Cider demand outstrips supply
It takes the right fruit to produce good hard cider.
Expect to wait for cider apple trees
Most major nurseries don’t carry cider apples in their inventories.
The hard trials of growing cider apples
Be prepared for a large investment and modest yields.
Worldwide apple crop looking big
China is expecting record harvest.
An early Honeycrisp debuts
A new strain ripens three weeks earlier than the standard Honeycrisp.
Large crop on Interpoma agenda
Europe’s record apple crop and Russia’s ban on European imports will be on the agenda at Interpoma, a biennial congress
Line built specially for Rainiers
Chelan Fruit Cooperative, one of the largest packers of Rainier cherries in Washington State, built a new packing