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Apples and Marketing
Featured stories covering apples and marketing appear in this issue.
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Order out of chaos
The Ditton Laboratory at East Malling was built in 1926 to conduct research on storage of tree fruits and develop cold storage regimes for apples
More late cherries coming
A new tree-fruit acreage survey in Washington State shows a decline in all tree fruits except cherries over the past five years, and suggests that
The big picture
When the U.S. Apple Association holds its annual marketing and outlook conference in Chicago in August, it’s an occasion to look at the big picture.
Growers battle stinkbug
Eastern peach growers report having greater success in controlling the brown marmorated stinkbug this year than they did in 2010. Rice Fruit Company installed new
Count the people
If you’re looking for answers to perplexing questions—like what’s the future of Social Security, will China dominate the world, or how many apples can we
Consumers are price conscious
Consumers are coming back to normal—if by normal we mean the more “old-fashioned” way—being responsive to prices and being willing to buy less or substitute
An apple a day…
Should apple growers follow the lead set by berries and fruits like tart cherries and use health benefits as a way to sell more apples?
Last Bite–Fuji, a world-class apple
Fuji proved to be more difficult to grow and pack than Grady Auvil imagined. Fuji is in his right hand and Cameo in his left.
Wine industry backs new center
The Washington Wine Commission’s commitment of $7.4 million towards the cost of building a Wine Science Center at Washington State University’s Tri-Cities campus gives the
How many pears can the market take?
Most fresh pears nowadays are still grown on old trees in long-established orchards. But if, through research, the Pacific Northwest pear industry were able to
In The Box
Fruit fan Jesse James Botha enjoys reading the Good Fruit Grower at his grandfather’s home in South Africa. Amy Botha of South Africa snapped this
Futures market for concentrate coming soon
The status of the long-awaited futures trading contract in apple-juice concentrate hasn’t changed. It’s still coming “soon.” “We are extremely close to being there,” said
7 billion apple slices sold
Crunch Pak counts apple slices like McDonald’s counts hamburgers—and the count is nearing 7 billion slices sold since the company created the industry 11 years
Michigan apple companies join forces
Three Michigan apple companies have linked up to form All Fresh GPS, a limited liability company that will market fresh apples across the United States
East Malling pilgrimage
Jon Clements of the University of Massachusetts, left, admires trees at the Hatton Fruit Gardens in East Malling, which is named after Ronald Hatton, originator
Field-grafting grapes not a sure thing
Dick Boushey shows a cleft graft that he used to change a block of Semillon wine grapes over to Sauvignon Blanc. melissa hansen Field grafting
Where should Syrah be planted?
Syrah wine grapes can be successful in warm and cool sites in Washington State. However, there are a few locations where the red variety should
Growing sought-after Syrah grapes
Mike Sauer of Red Willow Vineyard was the first to plant Syrah wine grapes in Washington State. Melissa Hansen Syrah wine grapes are ideally suited
Performance of WA 2 in industry evaluations
Figure 1: “Parrot beak” can occur on WA 2 fruit grown on one-year-old wood. Washington State University’s new apple variety WA 2 is in its
Tweets tout SweeTango
Eastern Canadian radio personality Kate Peardon’s photo was on the Facebook page of Scotian Gold Cooperative in Nova Scotia. Since summer, it’s been all over