Fighting food fraud with forensics
Each apple has a chemical fingerprint that links it to the place it was grown.
Growers sought for Piqa pears
PiqaBoo is a new pear that combines attributes of European and Asian pears(Prevar Limited) The New Zealand company
Ste. Michelle hosts rootstock trial
This is one of the first full-scale rootstock trials in a commercial vineyard
Chose plant material wisely
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates will plant nematode-resistant rootstocks for the first time in Washington on a small scale.
New York varieties come to market
Production of two new apples developed at Cornell is ramping up.
Stemilt to manage new Minnesota apple
MN55 offers Honeycrisp qualities a month earlier.
European consumers like bicolored apples
Smitten resembles its grandparent Gala but is less prone to splitting and stores well. (Courtesy Honey Bear Tree Fruit
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
24 lucky Cosmic Crisp winners
Several growers listen to Tom Auvil, Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, talk about WA 38 during a preharvest preview