University of Minnesota launches latest apple, Triumph
MN80, to be marketed as Triumph, is the latest apple released from the University of Minnesota’s apple breeding program. (Courtesy
Can a lucky find now find a home?
Yakima-area grower hopes high-density-friendly habit of his apple can help it break through.
The club crowd
Apple growers, packers, retailers and consumers are all trying to find their way in the growing maze of managed varieties.
Stem clipping key to Cosmic quality
As Cosmic Crisp harvest approaches, growers are advised to clip stems and pick promptly once fruit shows signs of starch clearing.
Appeals judge upholds WSU Cosmic Crisp victory over Phytelligence
A federal appeals judge has ruled in favor of Washington State University in its lawsuit against the former Seattle tissue
Cornell releases three new apple varieties
Cornell AgriTech’s apple breeding program has released three new varieties. In a Sept. 2 news release, Susan Brown, professor and
Ode to Joys
New peaches from the USDA Agricultural Research Service could fill critical harvest window.
For promising peaches, it’s time to grow
Grant to help accelerate MSU breeding program by putting cultivars in commercial orchards.
Another Cosmic lawsuit filed
Management company accuses nursery of illegal propagation of WA 38 trees.
Ludacrisp gaining speed
Growers planting Midwest Apple Improvement Association’s second-most popular variety in greater numbers.