June 2026

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New Varieties

Featured stories about new fruit varieties — and more — in this issue.

Chambers designed for sensory evaluations at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Summerland Research and Development Centre in British Columbia

Training for taste testing

A hand holding a Big Flirt apple

Minnesota aims to breed fruit for all

Close-up of sandy soil in a new peach planting at Michigan State University.

Growing grounds of the Great Lakes

Boxes of Cosmic Crisp apples on a packing line in 2019.

State’s rights for Cosmic Crisp

Washington winemakers tasting intentionally smoke-tainted research wine

Smoking out some answers for winemakers

Andy Kay, CEO of Manzana Products, shows work in progress at the French company’s organic apple processing facility in April at the former Seneca Foods pear cannery in Sunnyside, Washington.

Washington apple industry welcomes a new processor

Mist cooling in a Washington orchard.

Consider a cooling pass during drought

June 2026 — Digital Issue

Harrison Van De Walle, a young grower from North Rose, New York

Harrison VanDeWalle, a young grower from Alton, New York

1990: New varieties on a roll, and so is tester’s association

2000: Apple industry urgently needs new products

2000: Standout apple varieties coming from New Zealand