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Apples and Marketing
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Growing a cider culture
Scientists with Washington State University in Mount Vernon hope to support an emerging hard cider culture by strengthening their research program. Hard cider is the
The ciders of Quebec
In Canada’s Quebec province, the word cider means only one thing—fermented apple juice. You don’t call it hard cider, or apple wine. You just call
Cider is cool
Drew Zimmerman evaluates a single-variety cider he made from apples in WSU’s cider orchard. WSU scientists are compiling a database of cider characteristics. The
Looking for a bipartisan solution
Apple harvest season last year brought home to Dale Foreman just how important a reliable labor force was to his apple-growing operation. Some of his
From bin to bottle
A continuous belt press at Tulip Valley Orchard and Vineyard in Mount Vernon, Washington. Geraldine Warner Making cider is similar to making white wine, says
Fireblight expert retires
Larry Pusey has used crab apples for his fireblight studies, as they can be manipulated to bloom year round in the greenhouse. Geraldine Warner For
Ice cider
Apples that hang on the tree well into winter aren’t crucial to making ice cider, but they lend an air of authenticity similar to
Apple pricing will be challenging this year
U.S. apple growers will market a smaller-than-average-size crop this year, but pricing the product won’t be easy, and there are penalties for making the wrong
Honeycrisp moves into top six
For the first time, Honeycrisp will make the list of the top six apple varieties produced in the United States this year. The rank order
Affecting lives through education
Xochitl Velazquez received the CCM scholarship from the Washington Apple Education Foundation, which helped her fulfill her dream of attending Gonzaga University in Spokane,
Parasite studied in quarantine
Scientists around the United States are studying a natural enemy of the brown marmorated stinkbug that has been imported from China with the hope that
U.S. cider takes U.K. honors
Snowdrift cidery makes several blends of cider and perry. Perry is made from pears.Geraldine Warner Peter Ringsrud used to grow picture-perfect Red and
Biocontrol veteran arms for battling brown marmorated stinkbug
Small, white larvae (inset photo above) of the sand wasp, Bicyrtes quadrifasciata, feed on brown marmorated stinkbug nymphs. The sand wasps (at right) collect
Insect-resistant varieties
Joseph Schwarz explains how he screens trees for resistance to leafrollers during WSU’s field day.Geraldine Warner Scientists at Washington State University hope to
Big demand for cider
Left: The bittersweet apple Harry Master’s Jersey. Bittersweet apples are in big demand. Center: Yarlington Mill, a traditional bittersweet English cider variety. Right: Kingston Black
Stinkbug biocontrol
Perdue University Extension Brown marmorated stinkbug, an invasive insect from Asia, swept over the Mid-Atlantic states’ fruit crops like a tsunami in the fall of
Harvester studied for cider apples
An over-the-row raspberry harvester is tested for harvesting cider apples Geraldine Warner Cider apple growing overall requires fewer inputs than growing dessert fruit because superficial
Growing great learners
Royal City School District Superintendent Rose Search and Cliff Plath of Washington Fruit and Produce Company visit the Growing Great Learners preschool during a
Continued strong demand for vines
Northwest grape growers thinking about planting vines in the near future are advised to plan well ahead. Strong demand for grapevines that’s coming from California
Good Stuff
Bayer purchases AgraQuest Bayer Crop Science, headquartered in Germany, has purchased the U.S. biological crop-protection company AgraQuest, Inc., for $425 million plus milestone payments, according
Plant in clean ground
Grape selections that come out of the Clean Plant Center-Northwest Grapes are certified to be free of known grape viruses and crown gall disease, making
Last Bite— The Honeycrisp explosion
Jim Luby (left) and David Bedford rescued Honeycrisp from the discard pile and brought it to the commercial world in 1991.PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE
Clean vines keep viruses out
Washington State University postdoctorate student Femi Alabi demonstrates how grape tissue is analyzed for virus.Melissa Hansen Washington State’s grape industry teamed up with