Quality fruit is Rice heritage
Mark Rice chose to go with Kiku, a high quality Fuji fruit strain that is easier to grow than Honeycrisp
Last Bite — Granny’s legacy
The spur-type Granny Smiths Granspur and Greenspur were discovered at the Calvin Cooper orchard at Brewster, Washington, and patented in
Mildew resistance quest continues
Next year, Nnadozie Oraguzie will begin field testing a new generation of mildew-resistant sweet cherry selections as he works to
Research station has organic orchard
Joe Nicholson of New York with a Rubinola tree that shows symptoms of sulfur intolerance. Geraldine Warner Britain has only
Markets shrink for upscale pear
Comice is the perfect pear for gift boxes, but the gift business has declined. Courtesy Pear Bureau Northwest Comice is
Reinventing Comice
During the Pear Bureau Northwest’s annual meeting in Portland, Oregon, last summer, its regional managers proposed ideas on how to
In The Box
Left: Northeast McIntosh, Courtesy Jon Clements. Center: October issue cover prompts firestorm of regional pride and competitiveness. Right: McIntosh grown
Concord grapes, part of American culture
Though Concord was generally accepted as being pure Vitis labrusca, horticulturists today believe it is a hybrid with another species
SweeTango lawsuit settled
An out-of-court settlement of the lawsuit challenging the exclusive marketing arrangement for the SweeTango apple has been reached. The lawsuit
Tweets tout SweeTango
Eastern Canadian radio personality Kate Peardon’s photo was on the Facebook page of Scotian Gold Cooperative in Nova Scotia. Since