June 2016

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New Varieties

Featured stories covering new varieties in this issue.

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Five other grapes grown to resist the cold

Check up on farm labor rules

Debris was found on wooden and plastic bins following dump tank treatments. (Courtesy Ines Hanrahan)

Are your bins sanitary?

Itasca grape clusters weigh from 95 to 145 grams, can be winged or shouldered and show a golden hue at harvest. (Courtesy John Thull)

Minnesota’s dry, cold-hardy white

Michigan State University’s Clarksville Research Center is testing a solid-set canopy delivery system designed to apply pesticides more precisely than conventional sprayers.(Courtesy Michigan State University)

A new way to apply chemicals

Washington State University first released the WA 2 apple as a nameless variety, at top. WSU is now behind an effort to rebrand the apple as Sunrise Magic, as seen in the promotional packaging near right, even though packer Apple King is selling the WA 2 under the name Crimson Delight, far right. The two sides are in negotiations over what to do next. (Courtesy Proprietary Variety Management and Apple King)

WSU’s Sunrise Magic relaunch may conflict with Crimson Delight

How to grow the WA 2

Foxtrot apple in Yakima, Washington on May 1, 2016. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Corr: Foxtrot dances its way onto the apple scene

WA38, Cosmic Crisp apples stored in RA and photographed on March 4, 2015 in Yakima, Washington. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Setting sights on the Cosmic Crisp consumer

New policy provides guidance for Cosmic Crisp propagation

Growing Cosmic Crisp

Breeding for apple consumer preferences

Trials to improve cider tannins and harvesting

The four apples pictured here in grower Steve Wood’s hands are, clockwise from the bottom right, Dabinett, Ellis Bitter, Major and Foxwhelp. (Courtesy Brenda Bailey)

Cider apple variety shortage

The next GMO apple

New Lewis-Clark Valley appellation established on Washington, Idaho border

Breeders continue effort to develop early cherry varieties

Suzanne Niemann, a young grower from Yakima, Washington

Two growers weigh in on cider apple varieties