Few tree fruit growers in the West have their own cold storage, as most deliver their fruit to the packing house during harvest. But on the East Coast, growers use cold storage to add value to their crop. “It goes back to diversity and maximizing your value,” said Charles “Chip” Bailey, a Williamson, New York, orchardist with 150 acres of fresh market and processed apples. Bailey built his own cold storage building in 2000, installing refrigeration equipment in 2004. Another cold storage already existed when he bought the orchard. Between the two buildings, he can store about 4,700 bins of […]